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Tree management focus of RSF Golf Club workshop Art Jury, RSF Association to consider program in February

Rancho Santa Fe Estate and Fine Jewelry to move into vacated spot BY KAREN BILLING The stationery and gift shop Plume has closed in the Rancho Santa Fe village. Rancho Santa Fe Estate and Fine Jewelry will be making the 50-foot move into Plume’s former space on Paseo Delicias. Plume, owned by Courtney Macdonald, had been in the village since 2007. It had formerly been Parrot Press, a stationary shop run by Bobbie Schwarz for 30 years. RSF Estate and Fine Jewelry owner Coleen Freeman said she couldn’t pass up moving into the space. “It’s bigger and right on the street, it was kind of a no brainer. It’s a fabulous spot,” Freeman said, adding, however, that she was sorry to see Plume leave. Freeman is currently working on building improvements but expects to be in her new store by the end of February. Until then she will remain open at her old location. RSF Estate and Fine Jewelry used to be known as Marilyn Mulloy Estate and Fine Jewelry and has been in the Ranch for 30 years. Freeman worked for Mulloy for six years before purchasing the store from her three and a half years ago. The store purchases diamonds, gold, watches and estate jewelry and offers custom jewelry design, repair and appraisal services. “I think (Plume) will be missed, people liked to

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Above: Diane and Tyler Miller and Bill and Sue Weber savored the sounds of the 10-member Masters of Motown group (left) on Jan. 25 at the Community Concerts of Rancho Santa Fe event. See page 30 for more photos. PHOTOS/JON CLARK

BY KAREN BILLING The Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club held a public meeting on Jan. 22 to receive input and explain the purpose behind its proposed tree management program, which includes the removal of a significant number of trees. “Everything we do is for the good of the course,” said Bill Roberts, chairman of the greens committee, the group responsible for recommending improvements for the golf course. Roberts said a healthier tree forest means healthier turf, creating an incentive for a healthier membership. A landscape plan along the golf course trails is still to come and the tree plan

must go through the Art Jury and RSF Association board approval process, which is expected to happen sometime in February. Trees planned for removal are currently marked and there are stakes in the ground where new trees will be planted. As the RSF Association owns the golf club, the club is sensitive to how the community sees what is being proposed. “We’re trying to build and maintain a world-class golf club. We have a responsibility to maintain the golf club for people who pay $50,000 to play golf here,” said Tim Hamilton, a 37year member of the club See TREE, page 28

Parking opens up on the 101 as construction in Nominations open for Beach continues ahead of schedule World of Children Award BYSolana CLAIRE HARLIN BY CLAIRE HARLIN Having grown up in a Brooklyn bungalow sharing one bathroom with 10 other immigrant families, Rancho Santa Fe resident Harry Leibowitz has a good sense of what it’s like to be raised without much. “Kids don’t ask for what they get; they just get it,” said Leibowitz, who began working full time at the age of 14 to support his family and put himself through school, his studies eventually carrying him through a successful and fruitful career as a marketing executive. Being sensitized to less fortunate children through his own childhood experi-

Harry and Kay Leibowitz run the nonprofit behind the World of Children Award. COURTESY PHOTO ences is only part of the motivation behind Leibowitz’s creation of the World of Children Award, which recently issued its 2013 call for nominations of selfless individuals serving vulneraSee AWARD, page 28

Parking is slowly opening back up along Highway 101 in Solana Beach, and contractors are still committing to wrapping up the entire Westside Improvement Project before the San Diego County Fair opens on June 8, city officials said on Jan. 23 That culmination date is four months ahead of the scheduled October completion, said city manager David Ott, adding that the contractor recommitted to a rainor-shine June completion during a public town hall meeting on Jan. 23. For the next few weeks, traffic will remain in one lane heading southbound on Highway 101 while northbound will remain two lanes. The diagonal parking that is now open is a new feature for the 101 and is only temporarily striped at locations with no active construction planned until the end of the project, when permanent stripes will be painted. City planner Mo Sammak said striping and other final touches may be happening within a week of the opening of the county fair.

Sammak also said Feb. 4 will bring some traffic challenges for locals, as southbound traffic will shift to the median for a day of pavement grinding. “That one day will be pretty inconvenient for the adjacent property owners,” said Sammak. “After that one-day operation the contractor will have to go back and do some underground work, some curb work and remaining sidewalk work … There will be some inconveniences and construction in front of properties but those will be on a periodic basis, not a continuous operation as it is on that one day, Feb. 4.” Recent completions in addition to diagonal parking include paving the southbound traffic lane and parking areas, and installing traffic signal bases at Estrella and Cliff Streets on the west side of the 101. Updates, project information and regular newsletters regarding the Highway 101 Westside Improvement Project can be found at the bottom of the city’s website home page at http://www.ci.solana-beach. ca.us.

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New Encinitas Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Captain eager to tackle challenges BY JOE TASH As a college student, Robert Haley majored in math and played football, and intended to become a teacher and coach. But all that changed when he went for a ridealong with Oceanside police more than 30 years ago. He found the experience so exciting that he began to think about a career in law enforcement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That kind of got the ball rolling,â&#x20AC;? said Haley, who was recently promoted to the rank of captain in the San Diego County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department and took over in January as head of the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Encinitas office. In his new role, Haley, 51, is essentially the chief of police for the cities of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Del Mar â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which contract with the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department for police protection â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as well as unincorporated areas such as Rancho Santa Fe. Haley has spent the past three weeks getting to know people in the communities he now serves, from city officials to school superintendents to members of local public safety committees and service groups. He embraces the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s philosophy of using computer-generated crime data to focus resources on problem areas, called â&#x20AC;&#x153;intelligence-led policing,â&#x20AC;? and also believes it is important to find out what the community wants from its law enforcement agency. While he and his colleagues may have ideas of where to focus their efforts based on their own knowledge and experience,

community members have other priorities, said Haley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We serve them, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s imperative to get their feedback,â&#x20AC;? he said of community residents. To that end, Haley said, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happy to talk with residents who call or stop by the Encinitas station at 175 North El Camino Real. Captain Robert Haley A m o n g Photo/Jon Clark the issues high on his radar as he begins his new assignment, said Haley, is dealing with a significant number of alcohol-related drives, such as driving under the influence. The area served by the Encinitas station has the highest number of DUIs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just under 600 per year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of any Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department command, Haley said. Deputies are working with local businesses that serve alcohol, the state department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and even interviewing offenders to determine the reasons behind this statistic, so the problem can be addressed, Haley said.

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Canyon Crest Academy places 2nd in national math contest

Canyon Crest Academy recently placed second in the 2012 Ciphering Time Trials, a national mathematics contest administered by National Assessment & Testing (http://www. natassessment.com). Coach Brian Shay prepared students for the last major competition of 2012, consisting of 10 rounds in which they had three minutes to solve three problems. The problems in each round covered a range of difficulties in diverse topics, challenging the most-experienced students to answer all three questions within the time limit and requiring less-experienced students to quickly decide which problems theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need to skip. After results from students across the country were double-checked, many of Canyon Crest Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students received individual awards, helping their team to place 2nd among the top schools in the country. Thomas Swayze placed 2nd in the 12th-grade division, and Kevin Choe was 25th in the 10th-grade division. In the 11th-grade division, Brandon Zeng and Paolo Gentili tied for 2nd place, Eric Chen placed 4th, and Catherine Wu was 22nd. In the 9th-grade division, Eshaan Nichani placed 3rd, Tristan Pollner was 6th, Bhairav Chidambaram placed 9th, and Zilu Pan and Jason Ke tied for 18th place.

RSF residents named to Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lists The following RSF students have been named to their schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List: â&#x20AC;˘RSFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cameron Paddison has been named to the Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List for the fall 2012 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis. Paddison is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences. â&#x20AC;˘RSFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eleanor Lichter was a recipient of the Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award for academic excellence during the 2012 fall term at Colgate University, where Lichter is a member of the Class of 2016. To be eligible for the Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award, a Colgate student must achieve higher than a 3.30 avereage while enrolled in at least four courses. Lichter is a graduate of Pacific Ridge School. â&#x20AC;˘ RSFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jake Mack, a member of the class of 2016 at Washington and Lee University, has earned deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list status for the recently ended Fall 2012 term. Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list status at Washington and Lee represents a term grade-average of at least 3.4 on a 4.0 scale.

Kids Korps beneďŹ t luncheon and fashion show â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hearts, Hats and Heelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to be held Feb. 6 in RSF Kids Korps USA is presenting a benefit luncheon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hearts, Hats and Heels,â&#x20AC;? at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club on Wednesday, Feb. 6, from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. The event features a delicious luncheon and a fashion show, featuring beautiful new clothes from Maggie B Clothing, and an array of clothing and attire vendors. For more information and tickets, visit Kids Korpsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; website at www.kidskorps.org or call (858) 500-8136.

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Bipolar FBI informant gets a second chance at life BY JEANNE MCKINNEY The real Dr. Mark Whitacre, subject of the film “The Informant,” starring Matt Damon, told his incredible story on Jan. 24 at a luncheon sponsored by the International Bipolar Foundation (IBPF) at Estancia La Jolla Hotel and Spa. The meeting room was packed with friends and supporters seeking knowledge and hope for loved ones suffering from this diverse and often stigmatizing mental illness. Whitacre’s brilliant career unraveled as the highlevel corporate executive turned whistle-blower for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) during the infamous 1990s Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) price fixing investigation. The stress of playing such a serious game fueled his undiagnosed bipolar condition to a meltdown. Muffy Walker, IBPF president, spoke first at the event. “The International Bipolar Foundation was founded six years ago by four mothers [including Muffy] who have children with bipolar disorder.” They were having difficulty navi-

gating local resources and thought about the hundreds of thousands of other struggling people and their families. Since June 2007, their nonprofit organization has gone global. “Our mission has remained the same,” Walker said. “We work towards finding a cure for bipolar disorder through the advancement of research, enhance care and support services, and educate the public regarding stigma and discrimination against those with mental illness.” Diagnosing his bipolar condition took 38 years for Whitacre, who, looking back could see the warning signs at age 18. At that time, bipolar worked to his advantage. After a mere two semesters and taking Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), academic advisors at Ohio State told him, “You’re finished with your bachelor’s degree. You’re starting your master’s degree tomorrow.” Whitacre said, “I walked out of that room thinking, I’m a really smart guy. I’m going to make millions with this intellect.” At Cornell University, he was told, “Mark, you’re the youngest guy we’ve ever seen get a Ph.D.

(Left to right) Peter Mossy, Muffy Walker, Courtland Reed, Julie Meyer-Wright, Mark Whitacre and Jack Baca. Photo/Paulette Britton – Best Version Media. in biochemistry.” Because of all the rewards and accolades he’d received Whitacre said, “That set me on a track that I was going to be the youngest and best at everything.” He signed up for correspondence courses, and night and weekend classes — getting an MBA, a law degree, a masters in law, a Ph.D. in both psychology and economics — in total nine degrees, six of them doctorates. “I only needed three

hours of sleep – I could study all night. My wife [Ginger] never understood.” His manic behavior brewed into the perfect storm. At age 32, he became the fourth highest ranked and youngest divisional president in the history of Archer Daniels Midland, the 56th largest Fortune 500 Company in America. ADM was the biggest grain producer, with revenues (then) of $70 billion. “I went from obsessed with education to obsessed with my job,”

Whitacre said. Whitacre was rising to the top in ADM when he was caught up in flawed corporate ethics and an illegal price fixing conspiracy with foreign competitors. Prices were fixed artificially high and productivity low, cheating consumers of billions of dollars. Ginger spurred Whitacre to tell the FBI the whole story and he agreed to become an informant – in exchange for the FBI’s protection.

“I met the FBI agents every morning at 6 a.m. for three years. They shaved my chest and strapped a microphone on it. I couldn’t take off my jacket Monday-Friday all that time.” He had three different recorders documenting conversations and meetings all over the world. “All those years, I didn’t know who I was — ADM executive or FBI informant. You add bipolar on top of that and it took me to the psychotic and delusional level.” Keeping secrets and telling lies became the norm. Wife Ginger knew something was desperately wrong as stress ballooned. “As fast as the leaves were falling, I found Mark outside blowing leaves in the rain at 3 a.m.,” she said. She encouraged Mark to get back to his family and back to God. Whitacre claimed he had no need for God – that he [Mark] had all the power. The FBI’s key witness recounted his next obsession, shocking his FBI counterparts and jeopardizing the entire case. While still working as an untrained infor-

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RSF Rotary Club events RSF Rotarians distribute blankets in Mexico In conjunction with Rosarito Beach Rotary, and Rotarian Bill Herrick, the RSF Rotary Club recently distributed hundreds of blankets and food to very needy people at Rosarito Beach, Mexico, on Jan. 5. This is an annual event for both clubs. For more information, visit www.ranchosantaferotary.org. Clockwise from top left: (Bottom left) Rotarians busy unloading a truck; (Top left) Agnes Barrelet handing out food; (Top right) Rotary Assistant District Governor Ole Prahm with a young Mexican girl; (Bottom far left) Elaine Leach distributing blankets; (Top center) Rotarian Bill Chenoweth with a huge line and truckload. Photos courtesy of Matt Wellhouser.

Angel Face representatives receiving their check from RSF Rotary. (L-R) April Stone, Elizabeth Sanchez, (Angel Faces) and Matt Wellhouser, RSF Rotary Club president. for $10,000 from the recent Rotary/Kids KoBY DEANNE MOTSENBOCKER (Left) The Rancho Santa Fe’s Rotary rps golf tournament benefit. On Jan. 29, Neil Martin, a patent attorClub started out the New Year with a trip to Rosarito Beach, Mexico on Jan. 5 where Ro- ney will speak about the “World of Pattarians distributed food and blankets to ents—The Process and Their Importance to long lines of people in need. The smiles on the Business World.” RSF Rotary will be having a special Rothe faces of so many, thankful for the warm blankets and food staples brought by the tary Social Happy Hour at 5 p.m. on Tues., Feb. 5, at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club. Rotarians, was heartwarming. On Jan. 15, Rancho Santa Fe Rotarians Guest are welcome to come mingle and gathered with other Rotarians for a joint meet members. Cost is $25. Also a special “Save the Date” note — meeting of the district’s seven Rotary Clubs. The meeting, held at the Solana Beach Boys RSF Rotary will be hosting its First Annual and Girls Club, celebrated the great strides Taste of Rancho Santa Fe on July 20. The that Rotary has helped achieve in the elimi- event will feature outstanding wines and food and will be held at the Rancho Santa nation of Polio in the world. On Jan. 22, the Rancho Santa Fe Rotar- Fe Golf Club. Rancho Santa Fe Rotary meetings are ians welcomed fellow Rotarian Chuck Limandri who spoke to the club about “Liti- held at noon on Tuesdays at the Rancho gation at the U.S. Supreme Court.” Also at Santa Fe Golf Club. For more information, the lunch meeting President Matt Well- visit www.RanchoSantaFeRotary.org houser presented Angel Faces with a check

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“So Broke It Hurt” filmmakers Richard Duan, Trevor Thernes, Alan Moutal and Olivia Aquilina.

CCA ﬁlmmakers learn invaluable lessons making documentary ‘So Broke It Hurts’ BY KAREN BILLING Canyon Crest Academy filmmakers are telling the story of a homeless man living on the streets with his wife and children. “So Broke It Hurts” is directed by senior Trevor Thernes, who had the idea for the film. Thernes made the documentary with help from his film crew, juniors Richard Duan and Olivia Aquilina and sophomore Alan Moutal. “I’ve always wondered when I see people standing with signs, are they trying to scam us or are they down on their luck? I wanted to investigate what it’s like to do that,” said Trevor. The film will officially premiere at Canyon Crest Academy Envision Cinema’s Film Festival on May 17. The Envision film conservatory meets for two hours after school three times a week and with 28 students in the program, this is the biggest group the school has ever had, according to instructor Mark Raines. “These students are really into film and that helps,” Raines said of the students’ commitment and enthusiasm. “It’s great preparation for college and the real world and I think many of these students will pursue this career field or something related.” The film’s title takes its cue from the words on a sign held by a homeless man named Roy. Trevor and his fellow classmates frequently saw Roy and his sign where he stood outside of Del Mar Highlands Town Center. In the Envision cinema conservatory, all of the students pitch film ideas and then Raines and the students whittle the ideas down to the seven that they feel they can produce the best. “So Broke It Hurts” was one of three documentaries in the mix of narrative films that are being created. “It was a story I felt hasn’t been told before,” Raines said. “This was someone the kids all knew, they’d all seen him and we wanted to try to find out what his story was because you don’t see as many homeless in this part of the city. I think the students went in with a different idea than what they came out of with.” Finding a subject willing to be filmed was an initial challenge, but Roy was happy to share with the students. “Roy wanted to get his story out there,” said Olivia. “He wants things to change government wise.” Once they had Roy as their subject, pinning him down for interviews or filming

was a challenge because his status was unpredictable. It was a lot of “hurry up and wait” because it was hard to get in touch with him. “That’s a very real world experience so that’s great for them,” Raines said of the complications of documentary filmmaking. The team worked with him on and off since October and did four shoots with him, one of them involved traveling down to his encampment in San Diego River near Qualcomm Stadium. Raines advised that an adult be with the film crew when they traveled to Mission Valley. “It was very eye-opening experience,” said Richard after seeing and hearing from Roy how dangerous the area can be. “It just makes you appreciate where you live, especially in a place like [this],” Olivia said. The team’s new challenge is now working with the large amount of footage to create the film that has to be a maximum of five minutes. As Alan said, you can splice clips together in any number of ways to change the whole style or message so you really have to know the story you want to tell. Trevor posted a rough cut on You Tube and it has already racked up 463 views. “We’re trying to answer as many questions as possible,” Trevor said. “When people see the rough cut, they always want to know more about him.” Out of the whole experience, the most surprising thing the students learned was Roy’s advice on how to handle the homeless: Roy said not to give them money and to call the police because many just want the money to buy drugs or alcohol. “Roy says he’s the exception because he’s clean,” Trevor said. “What he wants is an RV so that he can have a permanent address to get a job. He already has a spot in a RV park that he got cheaply and he wants to be able to start working.” Roy hasn’t been at the Highlands as much anymore because the center security strongly enforces the center’s solicitation policies. The film crew hasn’t seen Roy since their last interview but they hope to share the film with him somehow once it is complete. “This documentary I feel has a chance to change a lot of people’s viewpoints and I hope in the end Roy meets his goal and gets his life back together,” Richard said.

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RSF Garden Club offers University Lecture Series

The Rancho Santa Fe Garden is once again hosting a lecture series through California State University at San Marcos. The lectures are offered through the University’s The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. The RSF Garden Club will host four unique six-week lecture series beginning Feb. 11. Nature of Human Aggression Mondays at 9:30 a.m. - Feb. 11, 2013 - March 11 The history of humanity reveals an endless stream of aggression both by individuals and nations. In fact, the frequency and severity of human aggression would lead many to conclude that aggression is an indelible and irreversible part of human nature. The controversy generated by this issue involves these seminal questions: “Are humans the product of their genes, their environment or both; and can human behavior be manipulated to mitigate or even eliminate aggression?” Bruno Leone has a Master’s degree in European Intellectual History, is a lecturer and freelance writer, and is the author of numerous books and articles.

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Thursdays at 1 p.m. -Feb. 14 - April 18 Western art after the Renaissance went through a period of enormous and ever-accelerating changes, producing one outstanding master after another. The 17th century saw the work of Bernini and Caravaggio in Italy, Velazquez in Spain and Rembrandt and Vermeer in Holland. In the 18th and 19th centuries Neoclassicism, Romanticism and Realism present us with the art of such masters as David, Delacroix, Blake, Constable and Courbet. And Impressionism and PostImpressionism are much loved today for the work of Renoir, Monet, van Gogh, Gauguin and Cezanne. Douglas R. Barker M.A., is a professional art historian, educator and metaphysical researcher who lived for fourteen years in Europe and has taught over one hundred courses in art history at a number of colleges and universities The classes are held at the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club located at 17025 Avenida de Acacias in Rancho Santa Fe. Tuition for each of these six-week courses is $70. However, members of the RSF Garden Club may register and attend for free. To register or for more information, visit www.csusm. edu/el/olli or call 760-750-4020

Bach Collegium San Diego celebrates love with special performance Feb. 9 at RSF’s Performing Arts Center A Sweet Treat for Valentine’s: Internationally-acclaimed Bach Collegium San Diego will present “When Cupid Strikes! Yet so pleasing the pain, so soft the dart” on Saturday Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center, located on the campus of R. Roger Rowe School (5927 La Granada, RSF). A pre-concert discussion begins 45 minutes prior to the concert at 6.45 p.m. The discussion will be exploring topics related to the program. The evening will include Handel’s “Acis and Galatea,” a witty pastoral piece with a passionate nymph singing love songs to a stalwart shepherd in the aria “Love in her eyes sits playing.” The Performing Arts Center has recently installed upholstered tiered seating to allow for very comfortable unobstructed enjoyment of the concert from all sections of the superb acoustically engineered auditorium. For ticket information please go to www.bachcollegiumsd.org or call 619-341-1726. Ticket prices range from $20 to $40. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary season, Bach Collegium San Diego was founded in 2003 by Ruben Valenzuela to offer historically informed, vibrantly performed concerts of the Renaissance, and Baroque music and in particular the vocal works of JS Bach.

RSF Garden Club to host an evening shopping event at the Resale Shoppe on Feb. 1 The Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club’s Upscale Resale Shoppe is hosting a Open House Shopping Event on Friday, Feb. 1, from 5-7 p.m. There will be refreshments and lots of resale shopping. If you have not visited the Garden Club Resale Shoppe this is your opportunity to acquaint yourself with this community treasure and meet the great volunteers that staff the store. The Shoppe is located in the lower level of the Garden Club at 17025 Avenida de Acacias in Rancho Santa Fe. The Shoppe is a great place of browse for vintage clothing, books, handbags, jewelry, home decorative items, toys and so much more. Conversely, it is local and convenient spot to donate your gently used yet unneeded items. “We are generally open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. So we decided to have an evening shopping event for a little change of pace,” says Shoppe volunteer Maria Murphy. “Of course we always welcome donations as well as shoppers. Our Resale Shoppe has helped the club fund many, many worthy causes through the years. The volunteers have as much or more fun here than the shoppers.” So check out the Upscale Resale Shoppe on Friday, Feb. 1. For more information visit the Garden Club website at www.rsfgardenclub.org or call Maria Murphy at 858-8321209.

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Sarah Lackey, Monarch School Drive coordinator, with donations from R. Roger Rowe School.

R. Roger Rowe Middle School students demonstrate ‘Leadership Through Philanthropy’ Front row: Abigale Fraser, Samantha Smith, Clara Ritto, Isabel Katz, Isabella Torre Back row: Natalie Slosar, Gabriella Cary, Connor McMillen, Thomas Schilling, Noah Alewel

R. Roger Rowe School adopts the Great Kindness Challenge Week Rancho Santa Fe School takes Acts of Kindness seriously. It has become a major focus for both educators and students to instill a culture of kindness. Nothing less is acceptable or cool! The school has formally adopted within its current “Acts of Kindness Service Learning Program” a new initiative” Great Kindness Challenge Week, launched nationally this year. Students were challenged to perform as many acts of kindness on campus as possible throughout the entire week. The Monday kickoff began with a theme “Be Kind and Be Hip” and students were asked to dress in tie-dye. Various acts of kindness including letters to staff and friends, and reaching out to say hello put smiles on the faces of many! Daily reminders to “Be Kind” were communicated during morning announcements for students and staff to ponder. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” — Plato “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” — Aesop The week’s dress themes help to visually reinforce Kindness, “Put a smile on someone’s face” kindly requested students to wear something with a smiley face. “Bee Kind” cleverly requested them to dress in black and yellow. The challenge week concluded with students wearing bright colors to “Brighten Someone’s Day.” The school remains hopeful that other schools will continue to follow their lead and trigger a chain reaction for kindness and compassion! — RSF School

R. Roger Rowe Middle School’s student council developed the “Leadership Through Philanthropy Project” under the direction of Paul Coco (Asst. Principal) and Maureen Cassarino (Student Council Advisor). The team partnered with Dave Baker and Steve Knight of The Philanthropy Club Foundation to organize and facilitate a philanthropic activity each month to benefit local nonprofit organizations. In December students participated in a Holiday Drive to benefit The Monarch School in San Diego. “We thank Sarah Lackey (member of the middle school) for all of her hard work in organizing such a successful drive and creating such an awareness for The Monarch School in San Diego. Over 400 items and $2,000 were donated to support the students at Monarch.” Please visit http://www.monarchschools.org/ for more information. In January students continue to participate in “Quilts for the Cat Cause and Hot Dogs for the Dog Cause.” 7th and 8th grade students are currently donating used blankets and quilts to Helen Woodward Animal Center. The blankets and quilts will surely keep rescued cats warm. Students will also participate in a fundraising hotdog luncheon to support Helen Woodward Animal Center. Representatives from Helen Woodward will also be joining the luncheon with a few furry friends. — RSF School

Back row: Morgan Schreiber, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Kids for Peace Jill McManigal and San Diego Mayor Bob Filner. Front row: Matthew Schreiber, Jack Phillips and Joseph Phillips — Photo and report Stacey Phillips

Solana Santa Fe students attend Great Kindness Challenge celebration at New Children’s Museum Fiftyshadesofhay wins Grade 3 Santa Ysabel Stakes Fiftyshadesofhay, a 3-year-old filly co-owned by part-time local resident Mike Pegram, won the Grade 3 Santa Ysabel Stakes at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia on Jan. 26. She stalked the leader, took control on the turn for home, and spurted away in the stretch to win by 5 3/4 lengths. Heir Kitty was second, while favorite Scarlet Strike finished third. The Bob Baffert-trained Fiftyshadesofhay finished the 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.89 over a wet/fast track, for her first stakes victory. Photo/Kelley Carlson

Solana Santa Fe Student Council members Morgan Schreiber and Joseph Phillips recently attended the Great Kindness Challenge celebration and awards ceremony at the New Children’s Museum to represent their elementary school. The Great Kindness Challenge was initiated by Kids for Peace, a global non-profit group based in San Diego that supports and enpowers youth to create peace. Jill McManigal, the executive director and co-founder of the organization, said the 235 schools and 100,000 students that participated in the challenge performed five million acts of kindness over the week-long event. McManigal said the challenge was created to show that simple acts of kindness will create peace for all. “When kindness becomes habit, peace becomes possible,” said McManigal.

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Public invited to TPHS music concerts BY JOHN KOLACZ Torrey Pines Music Boosters, TPHS Foundation and the Arts programs at Torrey Pines High School present their Winter Concert Series, two evenings with all of Torrey Pines High School’s music ensembles performing. The bands and orchestras showcase a particularly high degree of skill as all of the musicians has to earn their way onto the roster through competitive auditions. The entire community is invited to the concerts. The events are taking place on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The line up will be: • Jan 31: Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and two Jazz Combos • Feb. 1: Intermediate Orchestra and Advance Orchestra plus the Jazz Band • Both will be held in the Performing Arts Center at Canyon Crest Academy at 7 p.m. Music students and teachers from area elementary and middle schools are particularly encouraged to attend. The concerts will showcase what many students will be joining Kurtis Shaffer shows the upon moving into high school and, as always, will provide form that has music colleges a great display of what the strength of instruction in the nationwide interested in his middle and elementary schools is capable of producing. Amy Willcox, music director at Torrey Pines, continues abilities. to make daring choices with her repertoire and has pushed the TPHS program to prominence locally and beyond. Under her supervision, the music program has realized award-winning accomplishments at music festivals nationwide. Graduates have become professional musicians and recording artists. Recent graduates are attending the acclaimed Berklee School of Music in Boston, the UCLA School of Music and more. For more information on the Torrey Pines Music program, visit: http://teachers. sduhsd.k12.ca.us/awillcox/

Rummage sale to beneﬁt local swim team A Multi-Family Rummage Sale benefiting the Rancho San Dieguito Swim Team of the Boys & Girls Club will be held on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club, located at 533 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, 92075. Items include: electronics, furniture, designer jeans, numerous upscale kid/adult clothes & shoes, wet suits, bikes, home goods, decorations, toys, books, etc.

Torrey Pines Pop Warner Jr. Peewee Falcons squad wins National Championship Torrey Pines Pop Warner Jr. Peewee Falcons, led by coach Tammy Davila, took home the National Championship recently at the Jamz Cheer & Dance Youth Nationals Competition held in Las Vegas. The girls (ages 8-10) competed against the best squads in the nation in the U10 Level 2 Show Cheer division. The squad won first place, marking the National Championship for TPPW and the Wescon Region (representing So Cal, Hawaii, Arizona, Utah and Southern Nevada). The all star line up includes: Sofia Bernitt, Calista Carty, Molly Curran, Carly Davila, Haley Dinsmore, Daniela Gil, Anna Hellickson, Kendall Katz, Abigail Kaufer, Kylie O’Leary, Olivia Pistorius, Taylor Ripley and Heidi Shafer. Assistant coach Maureen Shafer and mentor high school coach trainees (from Torrey Pines High School) Taylor Onosko, Katie Buhai and Gillian Fuller. Online registration for the 2013 season opens in February. Visit www.torreypinespw.com.

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Accomplished architectural designer, musician finds time for philanthropic endeavors BY DIANE Y. WELCH RSF’s Tim Holcombe is often referred to as a modern day Renaissance Man. “I have to agree with this description,” said his wife, Cheryl. “He is knowledgeable and talented in so many different areas.” Holcombe is the lead architectural designer of Rancho Santa Fe’s Holcombe Homes, a corporation he coowns with Cheryl, who is in charge of operations. In addition, he composes songs, plays guitar and performs at local charity events and private parties, paints in water colors, and creates gourmet meals for family and friends. While his main occupation is the custom design of California-style estate homes, Holcombe’s heart and soul belongs to music. This year Holcombe plans to release a CD of original songs showcasing his band “The Border Limits.” Later in the year he will release a Christmas CDs that will feature Holiday classics and his original compositions. Each Sunday Holcombe performs with the worship team at the Church of the Hills in San Elijo Hills. “He gives a lot back,” said Cheryl. Many of his performances are for charity benefits.

Holcombe said that he would love to stage a benefit performance to help raise funds for the R. Roger Rowe School’s Performing Arts Center. The Holcombe family moved permanently to Rancho Santa Fe in 1969 when Tim was 7. He attended the school so it holds a special place in his history, he said. When the school presented “Fiddler on the Roof” Holcombe played the lead of Tevye. Then age 13, he stood 6 feet. tall. There was an article in the paper the next day that applauded the outstanding show but questioned why a professional was hired to play the lead, such was the caliber of Holcombe’s stage presence and musical ability. This performance, however, sparked Holcombe’s passion for music and when his dad gave him a guitar it also marked a lifelong love to both play and compose songs. As an inventive 14 year old he figured out how to play his guitar through the speakers of his dad’s ste-

reo system. “I had a mic stuck inside my guitar and played Neil Diamond and John Denver records over and over. I’d play along with them learning the chords and lyrics as I went along,” recalled Holcombe who later went on to receive his bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Northern Arizona University. As an undergraduate Holcombe said that his favorite field of study was Cheryl who was a business major. “The first time I saw her she was wearing a maroon leotard, having just returned from the gym.” He told his roommate, “I’m going to marry that girl!” Today the Holcombes are still married and have raised two daughters, Christine and Kimberly, now young adults. Holcombe grew up in the building business. His parents – Bob and Donna Holcombe –started designing and building houses in the early 1970s when Tim was a small child. At age 5, he assisted in the remodel of

their Solana Beach home. “I helped my dad paint the room. Unfortunately, I didn’t know that you don’t paint the floors and I painted the carpeting! My mom never let me forget that!” he joked. When he was a teenager Holcombe helped make adobe bricks for an estate home that his parents were designing with the help of Larry Weir. That home still stands on La Gracia in Rancho Santa Fe. As a young adult Holcombe started his own business building in-home theaters and commercial theaters. A memorable project was the relocation and remodel of a Montana-based 1905 schoolhouse complete with its original bell tower. Holcombe was able to salvage the historic structure and transform it into a modern-day movie theater. More recent projects include a custom-built estate home on El Vuelo del Este and one in the construction phase on El Montevideo, with three others in the planning stage. Holcombe’s custom homes reflect a traditional early-Californian style and often mirror Lilian Rice’s design sensibilities of simple but elegant design with master craftsmanship

Tim Holcombe Courtesy photos throughout. He also incorporates influences from Mexico, North Africa, and the American Southwest. Over the years Holcombe Homes has been honored with many awards, including the Rancho Santa Fe Association’s Lily Award for design excellence in 1998, 2004 and 2007. Tim and Cheryl also love to give back to the community. In 2004 Holcombe Homes donated its design services for Rancho Santa Fe’s bus stop shelters and participated on the design committee for the remodeling of the R. Roger Rowe Elementary School. As a musician, Tim Holcombe has donated his time and talent to the Rancho

Santa Fe Cub Scouts, playing at the last two year-end events, and also donated his band’s services and a gate at last year’s silent auction at the Rumble in the Ranch poker tournament that benefitted the Ranch Santa Fe Senior Center. “Tim is such a wonderful Ranch Santa Fe resident and businessman,” said Maria Delgado, board member for the Rancho Santa Fe Senior Center. To find out more about Tim Holcombe’s musical endeavors, visit http://harmonygrovemusic.com/ To learn more about Holcombe Homes visit h t t p : / / w w w. h o l c o m b e homes.com/

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Horizon Christian Fellowship North County sponsors free eWaste drop-off fundraiser Recycle San Diego and Horizon Christian Fellowship North County have partnered to benefit the church’s ministry by hosting an eWaste Event on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 10 a.m.2 p.m. in the church’s parking lot at 6365 El Apajo Road in Rancho Santa Fe. Jeffrey Harding, the founder and president of Recycle San Diego, says, “It is always gratifying to partner with a not-for-profit institution like Horizon Christian Fellowship, whose mission and programs depend upon gifts and donations. We are happy to provide our recycling expertise and coordinate this eWaste Event that will divert lead, mercury, and other toxic chemicals from our local landfill.” Items that can be recycled include: computers, monitors, TVs, laptops, cables, printers, fax machines, scanners, DVD players, VCRs, and other electronic items. Recycle San Diego reminds the public that it is illegal to dispose of e-Waste in the trash and California requires that companies recycle their e-Waste. California currently has the most comprehensive landfill ban in the nation, curbing both the illegal disposal and export of the largest category of toxic electronics which includes CRT TVs and computer monitors. For more information, visit www.recyclesd.com.

Symposium on human congnition is Feb. 15 UC San Diego and the Salk Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) will host a free symposium on cognitive abilities often regarded as unique to humans 1-5:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 15, in De Hoffmann Auditorium, Salk Institute, 10010 N. Torrey Pines Road. During the symposium, “Is the Human Mind Unique?” scientists from UC San Diego, UC Berkeley, University of Louisiana and several institutes in England will discuss cognitive abilities such as humor, morality, symbolism, creativity and preoccupation with the minds of others. Emphasis will be placed on the functional uniqueness of these attributes, as opposed to their anatomical uniqueness. To register, visit carta.anthropogeny.org/events/is-human-mind-unique

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Helen Woodward Animal Center to host ‘Mardi Paws Parade’ Helen Woodward Animal Center invites the public to its First Annual Mardi Paws Parade. The free event connects Center adoptables, alumni and revelers of all ages, breeds and creeds on “Bour-bone Street” down in “Caton Rouge.” Invitees are welcome to dress their well-behaved pooches in Mardi Gras themed costumes and/or even parade their own “floats” (created from small wagons or pet strollers) around the Center grounds. You may even see the HWAC sheep Photo by Jennifer Kennedy. and goats hoofing their way along the parade route in traditional Barn-ival style. The event takes place Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 11 a.m. to noon across from the administration building at 6461 El Apajo Road in Rancho Santa Fe. The kick-off of this “Fat Tuesday” annual tradition is the perfect way to celebrate all orphan pets and the various programs offered at Helen Woodward Animal Center and will include a variety of activities for the New Orleans-lover in all of us. Purple, green and gold will bedeck and bejewel the festivities, where attendees will sip on non-alcoholic Purricanes, compete for “Best Dressed Mardi Gras King and Queen” ($10 per entry) and take pictures against New Orleans style-backgrounds. Kitty-lovers are invited to participate by emailing their best “FAT CAT” photos to reginab@animalcenter.org. Photos will be posted on our social media sites and voted on by attending parade participants! First place winner receives a night at our Club Pet! Helen Woodward Animal Center’s First Annual Mardi Paws Parade is free to the public. Proceeds from all Mardi Paws activities support the Helen Woodward Adoptions Department. To attend, or for more information, go to www.animalcenter.org/events/mardipaws, call Helen Woodward Animal Center: (858) 756-4117 x 379 or contact Special Events Supervisor Regina Barrella at Reginab@animalcenter.org

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Upcoming events at the RSF Community Center Rancho Santa Fe Business and Newcomers Sundowner: Wednesday, Jan. 30 You’re invited to attend our Business and Newcomers Sundowner at the beautiful Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club. Mix and mingle with newcomers to the area as well as business people representing local industries and companies in and around Rancho Santa Fe. Date: Wednesday, January 30 Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $25 for RSFCC members/$35 for non-members. Admission includes appetizers and one drink ticket; cash bar. Where: Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club, 5827 Via de la Cumbre, Rancho Santa Fe, 92067 For more information or to register, please call us at 858-756-2461. There is Still Time to Register For Our Session 3 Classes! Our next session of youth classes began on Jan. 28, but there is still time to register if you hurry. The class schedule is available at the center or online at rsfcc.org. We have a ton of new classes including Creative Clay Workshop, Science in Action, Zumba Hip Hop, Glam Girls and Tiny Tumblers. Other

classes that will be offered include Cultural Creative Cooks, Video Game Design, Basketball Skills, Kids Act, Tennis, Legomation, Cheerleading, Guitar and more. For more information or to register, visit us at www.rsfcc.org or call 858-756-2461. Hip Hop, Yoga and Jazzercise Adult Fitness Classes! Join us for Jazzercise on Mondays and Wednesdays, Yoga on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Hip Hop on Fridays here at the RSFCC. We are very excited to be able to offer these great fitness classes for the community. Our instructors have a real passion for fitness and are here to help you get in shape. All our adult fitness classes are from 9-10 a.m., so come on in and get fit today! Cost is $125 for 10 visits or $15 for drop-ins. RSFCC’s New Nature Play! Parents, come along with your children (newborn and up!) for nature play dates in our community! This is a new program that the Community Center is offering that affords families an opportunity to connect with neighbors and nature by arranging nature play dates around the community and in nearby areas.

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day from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at various locations or here at the Community Center. Evites are mailed weekly to members to inform them of when and where the activities will take place. Cost is $75 per year and RSFCC membership is required. Give us a call today at 858-756-2461 for more information and to register for this great program. Camp Rancho Ski Week Camps are Coming Soon! Be on the lookout for more information on our Ski Week Camp Rancho. We will be offering day camps form Feb. 11-15 and on Monday, Feb. 18. The camps will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and will cost $85 per day, with extended care available for $10/hour from 8-9 a.m. and 3-5 p.m. For more information, please give us a call at 858-756-2461.

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TVIA Parent Luncheon

een Volunteers in Action (TVIA) recently held the second of three parent luncheons at the Lomas Santa Fe Country Club for the 2012-2013 season to discuss business, socialize and learn. The event’s featured speaker was Dr. Lisa Boesky, a psychologist Annie Johnson, whose topic Carrie Pickwell was “Communicating with your teen: How, when and what to say.” Serving the north coastal communities of Del Mar, Carmel Valley, Rancho Santa Fe, Cardiff, Encinitas and Carlsbad, TVIA [www.tvia.org] is an organization of young men committed to developing community leaders through a structured program of volunteerism, philanthropy and personal growth. Founded in early 2000, TVIA is structured as a way for parents and their sons to engage in charitable service and leadership development. Membership is made up of 180 boys in grades 7-12, limited to approximately 30 per grade, to ensure a meaningful volunteer experience. TVIA is now accepting applications for new members for 20132014 season: www.tvia.org. PHOTOS/JON CLARK

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mant he worried about the repercussions for his family and future and began embezzling millions into his own bank accounts. “I had a greed problem and I had bipolar and it was about to become a train wreck.” It wasn’t until after his undercover years, when Whitacre tried to end his life twice, that he was finally diagnosed, just before he entered federal prison for fraud and tax evasion. He lost everything and spent nine years in a 10 x 10 cell with a locker, with limited treatment. “I never saw a psychiatrist in nine years, but it was OK — it was a very controlled environment. You either come out bitter or better.” Empathy in the IBPF luncheon room was palpable. Dr. John Reed, co-chair on the Scientific Advisory Board for IBPF, stood up and said, “Bipolar is a guessing game. It can take up to five different medications and then nothing may work. There’s not just one bipolar disorder.” “I don’t know if I could have lived without my family staying with me,” Whitacre’s voice crackled with emotion each time he mentioned Ginger. “My wife put a whole new meaning into standing by her man. I sure didn’t make her life easy.” Additionally, Whitacre said, “The divorce rate is 99 percent if you serve five years or longer [in prison]. Mine visited 20 hours every weekend with my children. We’re

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celebrating our 34th wedding anniversary this year.” Billions in anti-trust fines have been paid to the U.S. government since Whitacre first blew the whistle in 1992. Dean Paisley, former FBI agent who worked the ADM case, said, “Mark Whitacre is a national hero. He wasn’t recognized for the biggest antitrust case in the country. That’s wrong.” Because of him, Whitacre says the FBI has improved methods. “They don’t let anyone wear a wire longer than a year and every quarter they have the informant get psychological and psychiatric assistance to help them deal with a double life.” Whitacre said, “Second chances really do happen in America.” Twenty-four hours after he left prison he had a job offer. He’s now COO at Cypress Systems, Inc., a biotechnology company. “The best thing is I became a Christian in prison. What God has done for me is help society forgive me. I speak all over the world – people wouldn’t be bringing me in if they didn’t trust what I said. I find it very rewarding that God has put me on a good track.” Bipolar treatment is a lifelong endeavor. Whitacre’s main objective of the day was, “That you walk out of this room with more passion than you’ve ever had about removing the stigma of mental illness.” For more information on the International Bipolar Foundation: http://www.internationalbipolarfoundation.org/

“These people live within five miles of where they’re stopped, so they could get a $30 cab ride instead of getting in their car and driving home,” Haley said. Those convicted of a DUI charge face costs totaling around $15,000, including court costs, fines and hikes to their insurance, he said. Another unique aspect to the community, said Haley, is a large number of special events, from the San Diego County Fair to athletic events such as triathlons. The office is actively working on a series of school burglaries in which Ipads and other items were taken. The burglars were from Riverside County; one has been caught and other arrests are expected, Haley said. Car and home burglaries are another area of concern. “There’s a little spike there and we’re working on it,” Haley said. One element of his approach is to educate people to keep valuables such as computers, cameras and purses out of sight, rather than leaving them unprotected and visible in their cars. Haley is now in his 28th year in law enforcement. He began his career with the County Marshal’s Office, which had such responsibilities as courtroom security and arresting fugitives. The office merged with the Sheriff’s Department in 2000, and since

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then, Haley has held a number of roles, from supervising offices in Alpine and Fallbrook, to working in the recruiting and hiring of new deputies. One of his favorite assignments was working in the fugitive unit. He recalled one case where a man wanted on a drug-related warrant ran from his house. Haley chased the man on foot for two miles, jumping over back yard fences, and even barbed wire, before commandeering a car and capturing the fugitive. He also commandeered a golf cart in the midst of another pursuit. Deputies used ruses ranging from promises of lottery winnings to Super Bowl tickets to lure people wanted on warrants. “We catch them sooner or later, being diligent and talking to lots of people,” he said. Haley, whose wife works with the County Counsel’s office, is an “empty nester” now that one of his sons left for college in Iowa on a football scholarship and another son joined the U.S. Coast Guard. When he’s not at work, Haley enjoys riding dirt bikes, working out in the gym and playing golf. He said he made the right choice when he opted for a police cruiser instead of a classroom, because he’s never had a day when he didn’t like his job. And he’s looking forward to his new assignment. “I feel like I’ve been given a fantastic opportunity here,” he said. “I don’t see challenges that can’t be overcome.”

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San Dieguito Half Marathon & 5K to be held Feb. 10 The 45th annual San Dieguito Half Marathon & 5K Walk will be held on Sunday, Feb. 10. This event starts at San Dieguito County Park beginning at 8 a.m. and moves through parts of Rancho Santa Fe. All participants should have completed the event by 11 a.m. This event has an annual attendance of nearly 1,500 participants, volunteers and spectators. Above is a map of the course. Please note local traffic will have access throughout the route, although there maybe some traffic delays. Motorists are asked to drive carefully throughout the route for the safety of the event participants in their efforts to raise funds for the San Dieguito County Park and San Diego County Parks Society.

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23rd Jewish Film Festival a passion project for all involved BY ROB LEDONNE Maxine Geller has been attending the San Diego Jewish Film Festival since its inception 23 years ago. “I’ve always loved the films they show; their quality and diversity constantly stands out,” she said from her office in Del Mar where she works for Coldwell Banker. “I finally got involved volunteering a few years ago, and this year I’m co-chairing a kickoff event. Everything has grown tremendously since that very first festival.” Geller isn’t exaggerating. This year’s installment will run over the span of 11 days starting Feb. 7, and feature a whopping 47 films. According to a recent press release, it’s widely considered to be “the largest Jewish cultural event in San Diego,” and this year organizers are expecting upwards of 16,000 attendees to watch films that were produced in 10 countries around the world, making it one of the largest Jewish film festivals in the United States. “This year we have a great roundup of films, they

really do cover the gamut,” said Carmel Valley’s Elena Zubarevsky, a senior manager for the US Independence Group, which is an underwriter for the festival. “We’re showcasing everything from documentaries to romantic comedies to thrillers. It’s exciting when I first read the program and see the synopsis (for the various films), I can’t wait to check them out. I went through the schedule with some friends, and we’re planning on attending every night.” Like Geller, Zubarevsky fell in love with the event the first time she attended the festival in 2007. “My parents were underwriters, and when I moved to San Diego I wanted to get more involved in the Jewish community. I enjoyed going [to the festival] my first time so much, I decided to become an underwriter for the first time in 2008.” According to Zubarevsky, the Jewish Film Festival is important for a number of reasons: “First off, we don’t get exposure to the kind of films (we’re

Paul Simon’s film “Under African Skies” will be shown on opening night at the San Diego Jewish Film Festival. (Simon is in the photo above, second from left). Photo courtesy of San Diego Jewish Film Festival.

showing) in the mainstream media, so people wouldn’t have another opportunity to see what’s on our schedule anywhere else. In addition, it’s a great way for the community to get together and challenge their views on things. Not all of these movies are portraying Israel or Judaism in the best light. It’s a chance to talk about difficult topics, and have discussions about them.” Geller echoes that sentiment, and says she’s most

looking forward to the documentaries being shown. “I love watching real people and their real life stories. Like this year’s opening night film, which is Paul Simon’s ‘Under African Skies.’” In addition to the Simon documentary (which focuses on the apartheid in Africa and the making of his classic 1986 album “Graceland”), other highlights of the festival include “Dorfman,” a comedy starring Elliot Gould and Sara Rue;

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Districts to pay millions for new county- Impacts of roundabouts a concern for Village Church wide education finance software

BY MARSHA SUTTON BY MARSHA SUTTON A new Enterprise Resource Planning software Marsha Sutton system that the San Diego County Office of Education is proposing to install could cost as much as $63 million, half of which SDCOE is asking school districts to fund. Although local districts all say the ERP system is long overdue, the steep price tag comes at a difficult time for cash-strapped schools. Even in the best of times, paying the estimated cost of $85 per pupil is a whopper. SDCOE currently provides various software systems to 56 school districts, community colleges and charter schools in the county. These systems include payroll, personnel, budgeting, financial and business operations, including purchasing and inventory. But some of these systems are over 30 years old,

not integrated, written in old programming languages and costly to maintain, according to school board reports. Lora Duzyk, assistant superintendent of business services for SDCOE, called the current system “very antiquated” and inefficient. SDCOE is currently in contract negotiations to provide a new integrated software system to allow for more efficient and effective use of financial and employee data. The new ERP system – PeopleSoft from Oracle – will “transform the way we do business,” Duzyk said. She would not state specifically how much the new system will cost, saying the county is still in closed negotiations with the provider and the final cost is based upon the number of districts agreeing to participate. But she did say the county will pay at least 50 percent of the total cost, and the rest will be divided among the participating school districts, based upon enrollment numbers. The

more districts, the lower the cost per district. Duzyk said SDCOE is asking all 42 county school districts, except San Diego Unified School District which has its own internal systems, to make a commitment in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding to agree to participate in the cost of the ERP system. The deadline to notify SDCOE is Jan. 31, and as of Jan. 28 she said she has MOUs from 20 of the 41 districts (excluding SD Unified). “We expect them all,” she said in an email. “The rest are in process, going to [the] board, getting signatures or in the mail.” The amount school districts are being asked to approve is $85 per ADA (Average Daily Attendance), which is a maximum estimate. “We need to know who’s with us in order to sign the contract,” said Duzyk, who hopes to begin the initial design and configuration Feb. 1. The county educates

about 500,000 K-12 students, and SD Unified has about 130,000 of those. If the 41 school districts in San Diego County that serve the remaining 370,000 students all agree to participate, at $85 per pupil, the total cost for the ERP system for school districts comes to about $31.5 million. With SDCOE kicking in half, that brings the total estimated price to about $63 million. This would be a maximum cost. Many school boards this month have included this MOU on their agendas. Local school districts – including San Dieguito, Del Mar, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe – have all reviewed and approved these MOUs. The estimated cost for procurement, configuration and implementation is about $1.02 million for San Dieguito, $363,000 for Del Mar, $250,000 for Solana Beach and $55,100 for Rancho Santa Fe. Districts will owe 70 percent due July 1,

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Roger Rowe Elementary not committed to foreign language Editor’s Note: This letter is in response to the news reported in a Jan. 17, 2013 story titled “No current plans to bring Spanish back to RSF Elementary School.” R. Roger Rowe School’s introduction of foreign language reads like an on again, off again relationship. In a world where two languages are often spoken, along with the growing demand to know a second language, it has become a necessity to function in our global economy. We cannot ignore the fact that an early introduction to a foreign language when a child’s brain is more open to linguistic development can benefit our children’s future. We know introducing foreign language as an elective does not work, that is why it is a requirement in high school and colleges, not an elective. As far as our school conducting an elective survey, I do not doubt foreign language fell to the bottom. Foreign language cannot compete with other extra curricular activities, such as art, music and robotics that make learning a language not worth the time and effort. We also found foreign language put on an elective wheel produced poor results. So we tried another program that would give students a solid foundation and set them up for conversational Spanish and it was not workable given the age level, materials, and time commitment. By providing a half-hearted effort in foreign language speaks volumes to flawed program designs in the curriculum. For example, implementing a middle school based Spanish (1a and 1b) curriculum meant for a (three-five days a week) program and retrofitting it to a (1-2 days a week) program for 5th and 6th graders over a two-year period may not have provided instruction with age appropriate goals and materials. We need to continue to make the necessary modifications to make it better, rather than dropping it from our curriculum altogether. So, let’s change the goals to be more age, grade and level appropriate to foster good education. The key is to know what will benefit our children for the future and produce a basic understanding of what the next level of education is requiring. There is a spectrum of learning and foreign language should be introduced based on a continuum of goals by grade level. There are many types of programs available to elementary schools. They begin with exploratory programs that explore the language and the culture as a general concept where proficiency is not a goal —

to total immersion programs working toward full fluency. Something as simple as kindergartners learning a song in another language can enhance the understanding of a language as well as making it fun to learn. Hence, our school may not have to spend $220,000 annually or trim critical education programs to provide foreign language; just look how we introduced a school-wide philanthropy program by grade level with very little cost and effort. We can look at elementary schools across the nation and abroad that are successfully achieving second language programs and be aware of some of the K-8 program pitfalls: •Inadequate program design (The program type, goals, and percentage of class time spent per week need to be clearly defined by grade level) •Setting unrealistic program goals (A total immersion program may prove too difficult to accomplish at the primary grade level and thought should be given to a partial immersion, Content-Based or Enrichment program options) •Inappropriate teaching methodologies for young students (Like most core subjects it is critical to build knowledge and skills from grade to grade) •Lack of coordination and materials across all levels of instruction (Programs must link to higher grades to build the long sequence of instruction with age appropriate materials) •Lack of program evaluation and effectiveness (Teachers, parents, and students should all provide input on the effectiveness of the language program goals and desired results to make recommendations to achieve success) In summary, foreign language must have the same status as a Core subject and should not be treated as an elective, but as a critical part of the curriculum in our children’s education. A steering committee made up of parents, foreign language teachers, classroom teachers and school administrators all working together to research, examine, explore and evaluate foreign language programs could help us determine the best model for our school. This group could then provide the philosophy of the program and desired outcomes by grade level along with any additional costs and language choices. By working together anything is possible. Lorraine Kent Longtime resident and parent

The Village Church in Rancho Santa Fe has alerted its members of the impacts of the proposed roundabout project planned for the Paseo Delicias/Del Dios Highway corridor by the County of San Diego. The County recently released a lengthy draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) and the period for public comment ends on Feb. 28, 2013. In the meanwhile, the Rancho Santa Fe Association Board of Directors will take up the project on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 9 a.m. at the RSF Garden Club. Because it is so controversial, a larger than usual number of members are expected to attend the meeting. Village Church Pastor, The Rev. Dr. Jack Baca, has encouraged members and neighbors to get familiar with the project and to express their views to the County and the Association board. He observed recently, “This project will have a tremendous impact on our Village, on Del Dios, on Paseo Delicias, on our neighbors, and especially our church and preschool. If this project is approved the first impact will be the taking of about 23 parking spaces from our church and preschool. This is vitally necessary parking for our members and guests.” Those spaces are mandated by the permits the church has obtained from the County and the Association. The church does not want those displaced to have to park on adjacent streets. The Village Church Preschool is immediately adjacent to one proposed roundabout. Church officials worry about the difficulty for parents of preschoolers in accessing the parking lot while there is an 18-month or longer period of construction. Parents worry about the dangers of construction, the dust, the noise, and the access problems. Neighbors have expressed concern about the substantial impact on them as well. Elder Don MacNeil has heard from numerous residents along Paseo Delicias. He observed “neighbors and the church will lose parking, driveways, access, stately trees, mature landscaping, walls, privacy and more. One street will even be cul-de-saced. When the project was proposed and explained to the Association years ago, the roundabouts were expected to be around 80 feet in diameter. Now they are estimated at 110 feet and could grow larger. No doubt the old budget estimate of $4.5 million will grow exponentially, as well.” Another concern the church’s neighbors have expressed is the traffic being rerouted through quiet neighborhoods for 18 months or more. Trucks, busses, commuters, emergency vehicles, motorcycles, horses and bicycles are a bad mix for our semi-rural streets right now. We know that regardless of what route the County prefers for these vehicles, people will go the way they want. Right now the church is burdened with morning cut-throughs in its parking lot by impatient commuters. They enter the east side of the campus and exit on Las Colinas by the Preschool. This problem could get much worse during construction. Those sneaking around lines of traffic poses a substantial danger to the children arriving for preschool classes. The County’s DEIR makes much of the concern that residents have about the environmental impacts of the project. The most interesting finding is that the roundabouts have substantial environmental impacts, and are not the best answer, and that, in their findings, the “Signalized Intersections Alternative would be the environmentally superior alternative.” The church wants to be a good neighbor and is sensitive to those who believe in roundabouts over traffic signals. We want to preserve our semi-rural character as much as anyone, but we also recognize that the 20,700 ADT’s (cars) on Del Dios today are hardly a semi-rural condition. We hope our friends and neighbors are sensitive to the effects this project will have on us and the neighborhood and will carefully decide what is best for our community. — Submitted by Elder Don MacNeil on behalf of The Village Church LETTERS POLICY: Topical letters to the editor are encouraged and we make an effort to print them all. Submission should include a full name, address, e-mail address (if available) and a telephone number for verification purposes. We do not publish anonymous letters. E-mailed submissions are preferred to editor@rsfreview. com. The letters published on this page are the author’s opinion only and do not reflect the opinion of this newspaper.

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SOFTWARE continued from page 26 2014 and 30 percent the following year. Instead of participating, districts could choose to implement their own systems. Or they could join in the SDCOE system at a later date, but they would pay the full cost of implementation without the county’s 50 percent financial commitment. Local districts currently contract with SDCOE under the old system for some or all of their financial, payroll and personnel needs. Duzyk said the current system will be retired in 2015 and will no longer be supported. Annual fees Besides upfront costs, districts will pay ongoing annual maintenance fees of about $8 per ADA. For Solana Beach, assuming an enrollment of about 3,000 students, annual fees will run about $24,000, up from the current fee of $15,000, said Carlos Estrella, assistant superintendent of business services for the Solana Beach School District. Del Mar’s annual fee will rise from about $23,200 to about $34,200, said Holly McClurg, superintendent of the Del Mar Union School District, which has about 4,300 students. Rancho San-

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ta Fe School District superintendent Lindy Delaney estimated RSF’s annual fee to be about $5,000 with the new system, but said it “could be less since we are a small school district.” Eric Dill, San Dieguito Union High School District’s assistant superintendent of business services, said San Dieguito is expecting to pay SDCOE about $95,000 annually for the new system, based on an enrollment of just under 12,000 students. This is an increase from about $80,000 per year, which Dill said currently pays for support from a number of business systems that would all be eliminated when the new SDCOE system is implemented. “While this is an increased cost, having integrated systems will be more efficient and provide us with better information,” Dill said. Although not happy about the money, they all said the new, centralized, fully integrated ERP system is necessary and would be worth the expense. The Rancho Santa Fe school board approved its MOU on the Consent agenda, without discussion, at its Jan. 10 board meeting. “The district does not have many other options,” Delaney said. “It does not seem feasible for the district to go out

on its own for new systems.” At the SBSD board meeting Jan. 17, Estrella said the board “questioned the cost associated with the MOU, as they thought it was high. However, the board felt more comfortable once we detailed the system’s benefits and what would be included in the implementation phase.” The Solana Beach and San Dieguito school boards approved their respective MOUs at their Jan. 17 board meetings, Del Mar’s at its Jan. 23 meeting. “We support the new system and are pleased that it will be more efficient,” McClurg said in an email. “The timing is unfortunate, as every district is faced with fiscal challenges, but we understand that the current system needs to be replaced.” McClurg said it was hard to quantify how much the new system will eventually save the district. “That will relate to efficiency and employee time,” she said. Calling it a “robust” system, Estrella said the new software will perform payroll, financial, budgeting, human resources, and other integrated accounting functions, with reports and data easily accessible. He said without it Solana Beach would need to hire four people.

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“By opting to participate, we can use the resources the county is providing,” Estrella said. “It’s going to make our lives a lot easier.” “The goal is to replace outdated payroll and financial systems with new systems that will meet the data collection and reporting requirements of the district,” Delaney said. “The SDCOE systems were designed … before most of our students were even born, and still look and feel like a cranky, old system,” Dill said. “As someone who is frustrated by the systems daily, it’s long past time for them to [be] replaced.” Dill said San Dieguito has had to purchase other third-party systems for human resources, payroll and budgeting to compensate for the SDCOE system’s lack of functionality. “We would cancel those licenses once the COE system is implemented,” he said. The new SDCOE system, said Dill, includes two major benefits: internal auditing and payroll administration. “Payroll management is very complex in public agencies, so we benefit from the economy of scale by having SDCOE provide that expertise and oversight for multiple districts rather than bringing on additional spe-

cialized staff,” Dill said. Financing options Not participating in the county-wide system could cost even more in the long run. “Striking out on our own would cost the district much more in terms of staffing and technology,” Dill said. Additionally, Dill said the district would be required to hire full-time internal auditors to oversee its financial operations if San Dieguito chose not to participate. “SDCOE performs that function now, and we feel that is a better check on our internal controls than if that auditing staff reported to the superintendent or me,” Dill said. “SDCOE internal auditors do not have that conflict of interest.” For districts in a bind to pay the heavy upfront costs, SDCOE is providing financing options, but each district would have to bear its own debt service cost. The estimated cost under a payment plan to finance a 20-year loan at current interest rates is about $9 per ADA annually. Districts would need to notify SDCOE by Oct. 1, 2013 if financing assistance is needed. For Solana Beach, said Estrella, “it doesn’t make sense to do it that way.”

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Pasadena, CA, where she attended Anoakia School and later Vassar College in New York. She married Norman L. MacLeod, Jr. in 1952 and was active in Pasadena with the Junior League and the Pasadena Art Alliance. She grew up riding horses and loved going to the races. Her family had a box on the ﬁnish line at Santa Anita Race Park since its inception, which she maintained until recently, never missing an Opening Day. Her love of horses led her to move to the Ranch with her family in 1971. Her children were riding competitively and the move provided the ability to raise champion American Quarter Horses at the Highland Farms property on Lago Lindo.

An enthusiastic supporter of Ranch life, she was a member of the Garden Club and the Rancho Riding Club. Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband, Norman “Mac” Macleod, who died in 2001. She is survived by her children, Norman Langley MacLeod III of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Clay Elkin MacLeod of Rancho Santa Fe, Carolyn MacLeod Scott of Ocala, Florida, and step-daughter, Virginia MacLeod Faraoni of Florence, Italy. She was also the proud grandmother of seven. Friends who wish may contribute to the Helen Woodward Animal Center or the San Diego Zoo. Please sign the guest book online at www. legacy.com/obituaries/ ranchosantafereview.

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But Del Mar is keeping this financing option open, and so is San Dieguito. “We will evaluate our options and determine the best way for us to pay that expense before the time comes,” Dill said. In 2011, the county began the Modernization, Improvement, and Transformation Initiative, which sought to document the needs of school districts to prepare for a new system. The Oracle ERP system will have a three-year implementation period and will offer a “21st century, fully integrated” suite of features that will provide “human resources all the way through finance and budget,” Duzyk said. In addition to complete human resources, financial and accounting operations, Duzyk said the new ERP system will provide business intelligence and offer extensive analysis and reporting capabilities – all integrated and done electronically. SDCOE’s annual 20122013 budget is about $602.6 million. — Marsha Sutton can be reached at SuttComm@san.rr. com.

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TREE continued from page 1 and former green committee chair. Hamilton said to keep the club a world-class facility there will need to be compromises as they deal with dynamics they cannot control, such as the difficult soil, the climate and insect infestation. “Every decision they make is a compromise and they’ll do the best they can if you let them,” Hamilton said. The driving factor behind the tree removal is to improve winter playing conditions. The club is also looking to be proactive in removing trees that are thin, weak and vulnerable, as well as species that are nearing the end of their natural lives.

AWARD continued from page 1 ble children. Dubbed the “Nobel Prize® for Child Advocacy,” the nonprofit has for 15 years identified prominent changemakers and granted funds to advance their efforts in improving children’s lives worldwide. The deadline for 2013 nominations is on April 1. Leibowitz runs the organization with is wife, Kay. The World of Children

Rancho Santa Fe Review One option as an alternative to removing the trees is “sand capping” the fairways, adding a layer of sand mix to restore the natural contours, improve the draining and replacing the turf. Unfortunately, sand capping is very expensive and time consuming, Roberts said. It could cost up to $250,0000 and the fairways would have to be shut down for 60 to 90 days. In preparation for the tree removal plan, the club spent over a year looking at the trees individually. Dave Fleming, golf course architect, said the management plan takes aim specifically to counteract conditions of invasive insects such as lerp psyllids, tortoise beetles and citrus psyllids. They are also looking at

groups of eucalyptus, California pepper trees and blackwood acacias on the course that are dying and in decline. With the new plan, they have focused on trees with a natural resistance to those invasive insects, as well as species that give the course more diversity while being compatible with the Rancho Santa Fe landscape theme, according to Fleming. “There is a lack of landscape theme currently, it’s a random mix,” Fleming said. “This is an elegant golf course and this is plant by birds, nothing carries a theme.” Fleming said they would like to broaden the “estatestyle” landscape and introduce more California natives. Not only does the diversity improve the aesthetic look of the course, it also prevents

one insect coming in and wiping out an entire tree crop. Fleming said they need to create more open spaces between the tree groups to limit the tree-to-tree spread of insects, as well as allow healthy sunlight to get to the grass during the winter months. The course is very unusual in that it runs east to west and the sun is always below the horizon in the wintertime. During those winter months, the course undergoes what Fleming calls the “ice cube effect.” When the sun angles are low, the clay soil fills with water and those 28-degree nights can freeze the soil. With the trees blocking the sunlight, it creates a cube of ice and basically turns the course to mud. “There’s a real benefit to opening up the trees for the

tree’s health and for the turf’s health,” Fleming said. “How can you sell this to a new member as a great golf club when you have to put up with these turf conditions four to five months a year? This turf doesn’t have a chance.” Some members voiced concerns about trees targeted for removal at specific holes. Some of the trees appear to be healthy, others once removed will strategically hurt the hole, the members voicing concern said. As an example, there were questions about some pine trees coming out near the 12th hole. Roberts said that they can’t grow grass under the pine needles because they have a mulching effect. Additionally, because it is shaded so much, [the 12th hole] has

become one of their worst fairways, Roberts said. Roberts said he understands what people are saying and he’s the “biggest tree hugger there is.” “There’s no personal agendas, there’s reasons behind every one of [the decisions],” Roberts said. “Every decision was made with the best interest of the course in mind.” Member Jed Stirnkorb said that when he looked at the reasons given behind each tree, he appreciated the detail and time that went into each decision. “I can embrace a lot of what we’re doing but I’d still like to see if there’s a counterproposal and some trees are kept because I think a few are key to the holes out there,” Stirnkorb said.

Award sets itself apart from other charities in that it conducts an extensive investigation by a third-party company to evaluate potential awardees. Funding is also dispersed over several years, with awardees reporting back to the organization regularly and meeting guidelines to ensure the money is being used to its full potential. The organization also keeps in touch with its awardees and continues helping them serve children for many years after their

award. “I get up 5 a.m. and I’m on the computer and phone after that,” said Leibowitz. “On a typical day, I spend at least three hours doing nothing but communicating with past honorees.” The award has three categories. The World of Children Youth Award, which carries a minimum grant of $25,000, recognizes a young person under the age of 21 who is making extraordinary contributions to the lives of other children. The World of

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he Community Concerts of Rancho Santa Fe presented the musical stylings of the Masters of Motown on Jan. 25. This 10-member cast seamlessly blends the sounds of three male vocalists, three female vocalists, the guitar, bass, drums and keys to recreate an entire Motor City experience. The show featured an entirely live performance in which the cast transformed into Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, Diana Ross and The Supremes, and even The Jackson Five. PHOTOS/JON CLARK

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as Damas de Fairbanks held its first event of the year Jan. 25 at the home of Laurie Gelfand. Las Damas holds fundraising events throughout the year for a number of philanthropic organizations. PHOTOS/JON CLARK

Cindy Klinedinst, Lisa Tarson, Michele Stephens, Dan Klunk from the Ronald McDonald House Charities

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BY CLAIRE HARLIN Do what you love and you will succeed. That’s not only the philosophy that has driven local resident Alina Bokovikova to become a successful costume designer, but it’s what fuels her excitement to work on a project that helps young playwrights get their careers off the ground. As the lead costume designer for the Playwrights Project’s 28th season of its annual festival of Plays by Young Writers, Bokovikova will be working with four local teenage playwrights whose scripts were evaluated by a panel of theater professionals and chosen from 149 submissions from around the state. The winners of the Playwrights Project’s annual California Young Playwrights Contest will have their work produced professionally and performed at the Lyceum Theatre on Feb. 1-9. “These plays are in the development process, so you really have to be experienced to do a project like this,” said Bokovikova of creating visual representations of the teenage playwrights’ work. “There are so

Alina Bokovikova many changes throughout the process, and it’s not a classic set … It’s exciting because you can suggest something that will later on be in the play, and since we are the first vision, it’s like a premiere, which makes it very fulfilling if the play gets recognized.” Whereas Bokovikova, who has done costume design for more than 40 plays in San Diego since she moved here five years ago, normally works on one play at a time, she said the Playwrights Project also presents an interesting challenge because she is working on four plays at once. The program is divided into two parts, one featuring two fulllength plays from students ages 11 to 15 and the other showcasing the work of two

students ages 16 to 18. The Playwrights Project also includes a professional producer, stage manager, scenic designer, technical director, lighting designer and sound designer. The North Coast Repertory Theater in Solana Beach donates its costume stock to help support the project. After two months of collaborative meetings, presentations and renderingmaking, Bokovikova is putting the final touches on costumes, a process she’s been overseeing every aspect of — a change from the larger productions she normally does. “Ideally when I work in big theaters they have a shop that makes the costumes,” she said. “Normally I make the designs and there is someone else in charge of sewing and building. This project is lower budget, so I’m doing everything from the designing to the sewing to the shopping.” A native of Russia, Bokovikova was an art teacher before she moved to the United States and didn’t become interested in costume design until she landed in Northern California about a decade ago. Taking commu-

nity college classes to learn English, she also enrolled in an art history course because she thought the familiarity factor would help her learn the language. “My instructor was a costume designer and she said to me one day, ‘Alina, I know that everyone is Russia knows how to sew,’ and she knew this because she was from Yugoslavia,” Bokovikova said. Her instructor, who eventually became somewhat of a mentor in costume design, was right — Bokovikova remembers how every young girl in Russia took at least five years of sewing classes, just as the boys took classes in practical skills like woodworking. “When I grew up [in Russia], there wasn’t everything in the stores like there is here,” she said. “You had to learn how to sew if you wanted to wear something a bit different, to be able to express yourself … In

school we had uniforms and everything was more restricted in Russia at that time.” Bokovikova, a mother of two girls and a boy, ages 8 to 15, said her daughters have followed in her footsteps. Her youngest, Sophia, asked for a sewing mating for her birthday last year, and Bokovikova said she has even used the simple device for her own designs. A teacher of costume design at the University of California, San Diego, Bokovikova is letting the Playwrights Project be an educational experience not only for teenage playwrights but also for her graduate students, who are helping with the production. Bokovikova also teaches a class on the history of costumes at San Diego’s Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. For more information, visit www.playwrightsproject.org.

RSF Women’s Fund to host UCSD economics professor at Feb. 4 General Meeting Dr. Gordon H. Hanson, economics professor at UCSD, will speak at the Rancho Santa Fe Women’s Fund General Meeting on Feb. 4, at 9:30 a.m. at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. Guests are always welcome. Hanson will discuss “Economic Challenges Facing San Diego and What Philanthropy Can Do to Help.” Hanson is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and co-editor of the Journal of Development Economics. The mission of the Rancho Santa Fe Women’s Fund is to educate, Dr. Gordon Hanson inspire and increase the number of women committed to philanthropy in order to strengthen the community and impact lives through informed, focused, collective giving. For more information, visit www.rsfwomensfund.org.

ELEANOR ANTIN: CONVERSATIONS WITH STALIN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 > 7 PM Join us for a reading and performance by Eleanor Antin as she lures us into her coming-of-age memoir—Conversations with Stalin. This evening is also one of the last chances to see Behold, America! Art of the United States from Three San Diego Museums before it closes on February 10. LA JOLLA 700 Prospect Street 858 454 3541 www.mcasd.org Photo: Eleanor Antin’s 100 Boots, featured in the exhibition Behold, America! Art of the United States from Three San Diego Museums.

CHECK OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING Whale Watching Adventures Now through April 14 9:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. & 1:30–5 p.m. Download a coupon at aquarium.ucsd.edu – Save up to $30! Embark on an unforgettable journey with the ocean experts at Birch Aquarium at Scripps! Join aquarium naturalists for twice-daily cruises to locate gray whales on their round-trip migration from their Alaska feeding grounds to Baja California. Don’t forget your camera! Cost: $37 weekdays, $42 weekends Youth: $18.50 weekdays, $21 weekends More info: 858-534-4109 or aquarium.ucsd.edu

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Saturday, February 2, 7:30 p.m.

March 29 – 31, 2013

Violinist Jennifer Koh is recognized for her intense, commanding performances, delivered with dazzling virtuosity and technical assurance. With an impassioned musical curiosity, she is forging an artistic path, choosing works that both inspire and challenge her. She is dedicated to performing the violin repertoire of all eras from traditional to contemporary, believing that the past and present form a continuum.

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Benjamin Grosvenor, piano Winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year Award Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 3 p.m. The Auditorium at TSRI Internationally recognized for his electrifying performances, Mr. Grosvenor is one of the most sought-after young pianists in the world. Don’t miss his performance featuring works by Bach, Chopin, Scriabin and Beethoven.

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Salmon Bearnaise sits on a bed of Parmesan mashed potatoes and is topped with Laughing Bird Shrimp and jumbo-lump blue crab.

Truluck’s ■ 8990 University Center Lane, La Jolla ■ (858) 453-2583 ■ trulucks.com ■ The Vibe: Intimate, romantic, classic, business casual ■ Signature Dish: Stone crab ■ Open Since: 2009 ■ Reservations: Yes ■ Patio Seating: Yes

A Chocolate Bag is filled with pound cake, berries, cream cheese icing and whipped cream.

■ Take Out: Yes ■ Happy Hour: 4:30-7 p.m. MondaySaturday, 4:30-9 p.m. Sunday ■ Hours: 4:30 to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 4:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday

Miso Glazed Chilean Sea Bass is served with crab fried rice.

‘Best crab from around the globe’ make its way to Truluck’s BY KELLEY CARLSON seafood lover in San Diego doesn’t have to travel far to enjoy edible crustaceans from all over the world. Truluck’s is a high-end establishment that offers fare from waters near and far, along with steaks. But it especially stands out for its crab. “Our No. 1 point difference (from other seafood and steak houses) is that we are committed to buying the best crab that money can buy from around the globe,” said Todd Perry, managing partner of Truluck’s La Jolla location. The privately held chain — which has nine additional restaurants in Florida and Texas — obtains much of its crab from the fisheries it owns in south Florida. Truluck’s operates 30 boats that catch Florida stone crabs daily. The crustaceans are cooked on the dock, packed in ice and jetted to the restaurants, less than 24 hours after they are trapped. Along with Florida stone crab, the La Jolla site serves Pacific stone crab, which it buys from an exclusive source. The establishment also sells “the largest Alaskan red king crab legs you can buy,” Perry said. Crab may be Truluck’s main focus, but other types of sustainable seafood are popular with guests, as well. One is the tender Miso Glazed Chilean Sea Bass (MSC certified), which rests on a bed of signature crab fried rice and practically melts in one’s mouth. Another is the Skuna Bay Salmon Bearnaise, featuring a mild, buttery and firm fish that is marbled with thin layers of fat and raised in glacier-fed Canadian waters. The dish is served with Parmesan mashed

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■ This week’s recipe: Truluck’s Pan-Seared Soft Shell Crab in Brown Butter Lemon-Caper Sauce potatoes, and topped with jumbo-lump blue crab that has been sauteed in butter, Laughing Bird shrimp and a jalapeñoBearnaise sauce. Truluck’s offers an array of other items, as well — from the Center Cut-Filet and Angus All Natural Ribeye steaks, to soups and salads. Desserts are made from scratch in the pastry kitchen, including the rich Chocolate Bag, stuffed to the top with moist chunks of almond pound cake, cream cheese icing, whipped cream, macerated berries and accented with a sprig of mint. As for drinks, there are classic cocktails and martinis in varieties such as brambleberry, tiramisu and the Manhattan. And the establishment is noted for its wine list; it has won Wine Spectator magazine’s Award of Excellence every year since it

Truluck’s dining room is dimly lit, featuring classic decor, mahogany colors and decorative fish. PHOTOS BY KELLEY CARLSON opened. There are more than 100 vintages by the sample, glass and bottle, and several sommeliers on staff. Perry acknowledges that Truluck’s is “pretty pricey” by most standards, but there are offers that make the restaurant attractive. Happy hour is celebrated daily with halfprice appetizers and cocktails. Also, every evening is “date night,” allowing a couple to choose soup or salad, an entree and a shared dessert for about $40 per person. Monday is all-you-can-eat stone crab — Florida or Pacific, depending on the season — when a person can feast on all the claws, soup, salad and sides they can manage in a sitting for $59. Finally, 50 sommelierselected bottles of wine are sold for halfprice on Wednesdays.

In addition to accolades for its cuisine and wine, the restaurant has been lauded for its service style. “We practice a particular brand of Southern hospitality,” Perry said. “We’re very fortunate to have some of the best service staff in the country.” Truluck’s showcases a timeless and classic decor that includes mahogany millwork and cove lighting. The lobby has a live-crab tank and fresh-crab displays. Seating areas include deep, semicircular leather booths in the dimly lit main dining room, which is accented with tubes of floating white orchids, mirrors and mounted fish; and two heated outdoor patios with fire pits. In the lounge, bartenders shake things up behind an illuminated onyx bar. And every evening, there is live entertainment from a saxophonist/pianist or jazz pianist.

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Canyon Crest Academy’s Creative Writing Club to hold 2nd Annual CCA Writers Conference Canyon Crest Academy’s Creative Writing Club recently announced the 2nd Annual Canyon Crest Academy Writers Conference. Best-selling authors and many other writing professionals will provide inspirational and educational workshops to students of eight local high schools. The Second Annual CCA Writers Conference will be from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23, at Canyon Crest Academy, Media Center, 5951 Village Center Loop Road, San Diego, 92130. The event is for high school students, and is free. Students should register by sending an email to: ccawritersconference@gmail.com. Because of the generosity of conference Gold Sponsor, OSI Soft, and Silver Sponsors, GE Digital Services and Summa Education, as well as fundraising by the Creative Writing Club, this event is free to high school students. Jeff Copeland, assistant principal at CCA notes, “Canyon Crest Academy very much appreciates the generosity and the time commitment of each of the authors who has chosen to participate in this incredibly valuable conference. This experience is one that our students will cherish as they make their way through high school and beyond. As a school that values the arts and its short-term and long-term impact on our kids, we are honored to have the privilege of hosting this event.” Devyn Krevat, president of the Creative Writing Club, founded the conference last year after attending SDSU Writers Conference. “I was the youngest person attending the SDSU conference and found it very inspiring. I know a lot of students who are interested in writing and wanted to bring the workshops to them.” Milan Perisic, teacher advisor to the Creative Writing Club, is impressed by the hard work of club members. “This year, the club has tripled the number of workshops, adding new genres such as songwriting, fantasy, horror, journalism and more. They’ve included any topic students may be interested in.” Following is the line-up of speakers: •Nancy Holder — New York Times best-selling author of the Buffy the Vampire series, the Wicked series, and more will discuss World-Building for Fantasy Novels. •Kiersten White — New York Times best-selling author of Paranormalcy and Supernaturally will present Plot Like a Villain. •Matthew Wolf — author of The Knife’s Edge, first in the Ronin Saga series, will discuss Writing Fantasy. •T. Greenwood — award-winning author of seven novels including Breathing Water and This Glittering World, and a regular teacher for San Diego Writer’s Ink, will discuss Creating Great Characters. •Laura Preble — award-winning author of the Geek Girls series will discuss Dialogue in the Young Adult Novel. •Courtney Kilian — award-willing author of fiction and Lecturer for the John Muir College Writing Program at UCSD will teach Recycling Plots: Deconstructing Fairytales (or Your Favorite Stories) To Build New Narratives.

Buy tickets now and win an Apple iPad at the Torrey Pines Winter Formal Coming up this Saturday, Feb. 2, the Torrey Pines High School Winter Formal will feature beautifully designed international ports of entry so students can “Imagine the Journey” around the world. Come down to the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park on Saturday evening for the party of the year: “Adventure Awaits” featuring global ports and goodies, including Mexico, Paris, China, New York and Fiji. Get your passports stamped and enter to win an Apple iPad. Tickets are $40 with ASB card and $45 without. Beautiful white and red corsages and boutonnieres will also be available for purchase. The Winter Formal will also feature Keane Studios to take great photographs of your special night. Or for the fun at heart there will two photo booths set up at the Mexico and New York ports! This is a “ladies ask the gentlemen” for the dance but there are no set rules on who asks who – you can come solo or with a few friends – so come one come all Torrey Pines Students. All non-Torrey Pines students invited as guests must be approved by Administration prior to ticket purchase. Forms for guest approval are available at the student store. Students must show student ID’s at the door and must be at the formal between 8:45-10 p.m. to enjoy the event. Your Adventure Awaits and maybe an Apple iPad awaits too! For more information go to www.tphs.net.

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Nancy Holder •Sylvia Mendoza — journalist, editor and author will discuss Journalism: How Writing Can Change the World. •Sonia Gutiérrez — a promoter of social justice and human dignity who teaches English at Palomar College and advises the Palomar Poets and Encuentros United will teach a workshop on Poetry. •Anita Simons — awardwinning playwright of Goodbye Memories and Ladies First, will teach a workshop on Playwriting. •Natalie Lakosil — a literary agent at Bradford Lit Agency who acquires young adult books will discuss Agent 101: Everything You Need to Know About Literary Agents. •Greg van Eekhout — award-winning author of Norse Code, Kid vs. Squid, and The Boy at the End of the World, as well as short stories, anthologies, and years-best compilations, will discuss Using Failure to Succeed. •Mark A. Clements — award-winning author of four novels of horror and suspense, including 6:02, Children of the End, Lorelei and the award-winning The Land of Nod, will present a workshop titled Hands On Horror. •James Morris — high school senior, songwriter, music artist, author of Skybound, and community organizer on a mission to change the world for the better one song, book and page at a time. He will discuss: Words Create Worlds: Intertwining Songwriting and Novel Writing to Make the World a Better Place. Students should register ahead of time by emailing ccawritersconference@yahoo. com. Workshops will take place in the Media Center, Canyon Crest Academy, 5951 Village Center Loop Road, San Diego, CA 92130.

“…zesty, entertaining opening to the opera’s 2013 season. This is comic opera…sheer amusement enlivened by vocal fireworks… a uniformly excellent cast.” U-T SAN DIEGO

sdopera.com 619-533-7000 Tickets start at $45 English translations displayed above the stage. All performances at the San Diego Civic Theatre. Free lecture for ticket holders, one hour prior to each performance, sponsored by U-T San Diego.

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RSF Community Center previews classes

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February is the coolest month for ArtPower’s offerings BY LONNIE BURSTEIN HEWITT If you haven’t experienced ArtPower yet, February would be a fine time to start. What is ArtPower? It’s a program at UCSD designed to pump up cultural life on campus and in the community by presenting exciting performances from around the world. Innovative dance companies and hip combos of classical, jazz, and roots musicians are the norm here, and there are many opportunities to interact with the artists at intermissions. “We bring artists and audiences together to create, participate, energize and celebrate,” said Martin Wollesen, artistic director of ArtPower. February’s lineup is something worth celebrating. Along with a return visit from AP regulars, the renowned Emerson String Quartet (Feb. 10 at Prebys Concert Hall), there are a half-dozen special events that sound very intriguing. • First up (Feb. 7 at The Loft), and most unusual, is The Animal Cracker Con-

If you go Feb. 7: Animal Cracker Conspiracy, 8 p.m. The Loft. $15-$18. Feb. 8: Simon Shaheen, 8 p.m. Price Center East Ballroom, $29-$34. Preperformance conversation 6:45 p.m. and afterparty at The Loft. Feb. 10: Emerson String Quartet, 8 p.m. Prebys Concert Hall. $56-$66. Feb. 20-21: Meklit Hadespiracy, which calls itself a “contemporary hybrid puppet company.” They are presenting “The Collector,” a mysterious tale set in an altered reality, which combines film, tabletop puppets, a toy theater, and live quadraphonic sound by composer Margaret Noble. The Conspiracy is actually a pair of local puppeteer/artists, Bridget Rountree and Iain Gunn, who have been working on “The Collector” for more than three years, and saw it win three awards at the San Francisco Fringe Festival, including Best of Fringe. “We’ve created a compelling new way of sto-

ro, 8 p.m. The Loft. $15$18. Feb. 22: Sybarite5, 8 p.m. The Loft. $15-$18. Feb. 27: ‘Canela.’ 7 p.m. food, 8 p.m. film, The Loft. Movie only $8-$10; Food + Movie $29-$34. Feb. 28: Ballet X. 8 p.m. Mandeville Auditorium. $24-$46. Tickets: (858) 858-5348497. artpower.ucsd.edu rytelling,” Gunn said. “You’ve probably never seen anything like it before.” • Simon Shaheen (Feb. 8 at Price Center East Ballroom) is an internationally acclaimed performer/composer of Arab-fusion music, a virtuoso on both oud and violin. Born in Palestine and based in New York City, he mixes Middle Eastern, Latin American, and other global influences with a touch of post-modern jazz, and will be appearing here — in conversation and performance — with his quintet. • Ethiopian-born Meklit Hadero (Feb. 20 and 21

at The Loft) makes her home in San Francisco, and her soulful voice blends East and West Coast jazz, folk, and art rock with a sure connection to her African roots. • Sybarite5 (Feb. 22, The Loft) are a quintet of classical string players who like to combine Stravinsky and Dvorak with Radiohead and Led Zeppelin. • Then there’s a Foovie: a Mexican movie, “Canela” (Cinnamon), preceded by a dinner featuring related cuisine. (Feb. 27 at The Loft). It’s a film about a young girl, her grandmother, and their shared love of cooking, and the dinner includes tamales, chicken in molé negro, and Mexican chocolate cake topped with cinnamon whipped cream. • Closing out the month is Ballet X (Feb. 28 at Mandeville Auditorium), an adventurous Philadelphia dance company presenting a trio of pieces by three daring young choreographers. Hot tip: Try Goldstar online for discount tickets to some of these ArtPowerful performances.

Above: Acclaimed oud and violin virtuoso Simon Shaheen and his quintet will fill the Price Center East Ballroom with a mix of Middle Eastern and Western sounds Feb. 8. Left: The Animal Cracker Conspiracy brings film, puppetry, and live quadraphonic sound to The Loft Feb. 7. COURTESY

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Three concerts set for winter jazz series Schubach Aviation pledges ‘One Cent Per Gerry MulFROM ATHENAEUM REPORTS Jazz returns to the music room of the Athenaeum for the library’s annual winter series at 1008 Wall St. Since seating is limited, early reservations are suggested. • The 7:30 p.m. concerts open Feb. 7 with an Athenaeum debut by Los Angelesbased jazz vocalist Sara Gazarek, with Josh Nelson on piano, Hamilton Price on bass and Zach Harmon on drums. A graduate of the Thelonious Monk Institute and USC’s Thornton School of Music, Gazarek has been turning musical heads since her 2007 debut album, “Return to You,” featuring her winning interpretations of jazz standards as well as contemporary and original songs. • The music continues on Feb. 13 with another Athenaeum debut by the Norwegian-Dutch Mats Eilertsen Trio, featuring Eilertsen on bass, Harmen Fraanje on piano, and Thomas Strønen on drums. Eilertsen is joined in this trio by top Dutch jazz pianist Fraanje, who made a stunning Athenaeum debut in 2009 with trumpeter Eric Vloeimans. Norwegian drum master Thomas Strønen rounds out the ensemble, himself a leader on several CDs. • The series ends Feb. 21 with the return of Road Work Ahead, a collective band co-led by pianist Bill Mays, guitarist Peter Sprague, bassist Bob Magnusson, and drummer Jim Plank. The band stretches back to the 1980s when all four players were based in San Diego. Their last Athenaeum performance was in 2003, and they are reuniting to celebrate the issue of their latest new CD. Mays’ career has included work with Bud Shank, Sarah Vaughan, Shelly Manne,

ligan, Clark Terry, Benny Golson, B o b b y Shew, and the Mel Lewis Orchestra. Guitarist Peter Sprague has been the leader of groups including Blurring the Edges and Brazil Jazz, and is known inter- Sara Gazarek nationally for his work with Dianne Reeves, Chick Corea, Hubert Laws, and David Benoit. Bassist Magnusson has been featured on hundreds of recordings, and has worked with Sarah Vaughan, Bud Shank, Laurindo Almeida, Benny Golson, Shorty Rogers, and Art Pepper, among countless others. Drummer Plank, percussionist for the San Diego Symphony, is equally adept in the world of jazz, having recorded with artists such as Laurindo Almeida and Mike Wofford. Single concert tickets are $21 members, $26 nonmembers; series tickets are $57 members, $72 nonmembers at (858) 4545872 or http://www.ljathenaeum.org/

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As part of a six-month fundraising campaign benefiting Guide Dogs for the Blind, Schubach Aviation (www.schubachaviation. com), an air charter company, has pledged to donate one cent for every mile flown by its fleet of 12 private aircraft during the period of Jan. 1 to June 29 to the nonprofit organization. Based on Schubach Aviation’s current mileage trends, the company expects to raise approximately $5,000 for the organization. Schubach Aviation will also give its customers the option of matching the company’s “one cent per mile” donation by contributing to one of two non-profit organizations of their choice, Guide Dogs for the Blind being one of them. “Anyone familiar with Schubach Aviation knows that dogs are close to our hearts,” said Henry Schubach, president of Schubach Aviation, which often flies customers along with their pets. “We’ve recently had the opportunity to become more familiar with Guide Dogs for the Blind and the terrific work it’s doing right here in the San Diego community.” Established in 1942, Guide Dogs for the Blind is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower lives through exceptional partnerships between people, dogs and communities. The organization receives no government support and operates on donations. It provides services to blind and visually impaired students at no cost to them. Committed to lifetime partnerships, Guide Dogs for the Blind supports many students with more than one dog after their guide retires. This commitment includes free veterinary care for the life of all of their guide dogs. The preeminent guide dog school in North

Bill and Debra Gershen with a puppy in training. America and Canada, Guide Dogs for the Blind also provides free onsite and ongoing support for its more than 2,100 guide dog teams currently in the field. In October 2012, Schubach Aviation partnered with Rancho Santa Fe residents Debra and Bill Gershen and Guide Dogs for the Blind to present “Puppies and Guide Dogs Galore”, a fundraising event and reception held at Schubach Aviation’s 45,000-square-foot hangar. Debra Gershen has served on the Board of Directors of Guide Dogs for the Blind since 2008 and has coordinated the effort to bring more awareness of the organization to the San Diego community. Visit www.schubachaviation.com or www.guidedogs.com.

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RSF Senior Scene: A variety of upcoming events offered for seniors BY TERRIE LITWIN, RSF SENIOR CENTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VA Federal Benefits for Veterans and Survivors Please join us at the Senior Center on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m. for an informative presentation by Adonis Relieve from the San Diego County Veterans’ Services office. Mr. Relieve is a military retiree from the U.S. Navy and has served for many years as a Veterans Advocate/Service Officer. He is accredited with the Veterans Administration and is recognized by nine national veterans’ organizations to represent veterans and their survivors. Topics that will be discussed include: Aid and Attendance benefit, VA Compensation (service related), and VA Pension (non-service Terrie Litwin related). Other topics related to VA benefits may be discussed if participants are interested. Mr. Relieve will be available to answer questions during and after the presentation. Programs & Classes At-a-Glance Resource and Referral Service — Available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Seniors and family members requiring information about senior services can call or meet with a staff member to address a wide variety of needs (858) 756-3041. Balance & Fall Prevention Fitness Class — Monday mornings at 10:45 a.m: Licensed Physical Therapist, Jim Prussack, provides practical and useful exercise techniques to improve balance, strengthen muscles, and help prevent falls. A $5 charge for each class is paid to the instructor. Classical Music Appreciation – Every other Monday from 2-4 p.m. (2/11, 2/25, 3/11, 3/25, 4/8, 4/22). Instructor Randy Malin leads a class featuring classical music composers and the music that has endured through the ages. Art History Video Lecture — Every other Monday from 2 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. (2/4, 3/4, 3/18, 4/1, 4/15, 4/29) enjoy a fine art video lecture series from the Great Courses, Teaching Company®. Oil Painting Class – Every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: Bring your favorite photos to life with oil paints, from portraits to landscapes! This class is appropriate for all artists from beginning to advanced. There is no fee for the class. Students are responsible for purchasing their own supplies. The instructor is local artist, Lynne Zimet. Please call (858) 756-3041 for more information. Watercolor Class – Twice a month on Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon (2/8, 2/22, 3/15, 3/29, 4/12, 4/26) Local artist, Pat Beck, provides students with tips and techniques to create beautiful pieces of art. There is no fee for the class. Students are responsible for purchasing their own supplies. Please call (858) 756-3041 for more information. Rancho San Café, French Discussion Group – 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: A wonderful opportunity for those with intermediate to advanced French language skills to enjoy a cup of coffee while conversing in French. Blood Pressure Checks – Last Thursday of the month from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.: This free service is provided by San Diego Medical Services. No appointment necessary! Acting Class with Monty Silverstone – Instructor Monty Silverstone, accomplished actor and father of Hollywood actress Alicia Silverstone, will teach students about monologues, scene study, and cold reading from scripts. Please call (858) 756-3041 for more information about the next session.

‘Japanese Farm Food’ cookbook author to appear at Chino Farm Nancy Singleton Hachisu is the next guest to the Good Earth/Great Chefs Series at The Chino Farm with her new cookbook “Japanese Farm Food.” This book signing and culinary event will be held on Sunday, Feb. 10, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Chino Farm. The event will also feature a cooking demonstration and tasting by Chef Singleton Hachisu, using fresh ingredients and winter vegetables from the farm. The cookbook offers a unique window into life on a Japanese farm through the simple, clear-flavored recipes cooked from family crops and other local organic products. Chino Farm, along with Milane Christiansen (founder and thirty-year owner of the former The Book Works) are honored to welcome Hachisu — chef, author, teacher and leader of Slow Food cooking for nearly 20 years. After graduating from Stanford, Hachisu moved from California to Japan in 1988 with the intention to stay for a year. Instead she fell in love with a farmer, the culture, and the food, and has made the country her home. Hachisu, her husband, and their three sons live in an 80-year-old traditional farmhouse on an organic farm in rural Japan. In his glowing New York Times review, David Tanis, long-time friend of the Chinos and recent chef at Chez Panisse wrote, “the recipes for simple vegetable dishes, often flavored with only a bit of miso or a splash of sake are the most fascinating … mindful cooking with minimal ingredients can produce marvelous results.” Chino Farm is located at 6123 Calzada Del Bosque, Rancho Santa Fe, 92067. Books can be preordered via email at greatchefsseries@gmail.com Note: Jonathan Waxman, who had to cancel his book signing earlier this year due to Hurricane Sandy, will be in town and will attend this event. He will also be signing copies of his cookbook “Italian, My Way.” The free event will be held outdoors, rain or shine.

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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS Thriving BMW of Vista sells ‘a driving and lifestyle experience’ BY KATHY DAY In the year since Mossy opened BMW of Vista, the dealership has become the fastest growing one west of the Rockies in terms of volume, according to general manager Brian Kennedy. He attributes that growth of more than 350 percent to demand for the luxury cars, as well as because buyers are searching for what he called “the premium alternative” in customer service. “We are selling a driving and lifestyle experience,” he said. One prospective customer who had always dreamed of owning a BMW came in for a test drive and came out laughing. “He had so much fun. It rose to the childhood level of excitement,” Kennedy said. He also said he has had customers who have owned BMWs through the years who come in to drive new models and tell him “they can’t understand how the new car can knock their socks off again.” Kennedy talked about the new 300 series Bimmers – an affectionate term for the autos, while Beemer is accepted slang for BMW motorcycles. The newest edition gets more than 30 miles per gallon and has better handling, and Kennedy said, “you can lease one in the $300 range and that includes maintenance.” Kennedy, who ran Mossy Automotive Group’s Toyota dealership in Pacific Beach for seven years, said they carry Mossy’s “Discover the Mossy Difference” motto to a new level. “We go out of our way to create a customer-first environment,” he said, noting that they aim to get customers coming in for service out in five minutes – with a service loan car — if they have an appointment. But if someone wants to stick around and talk with their service adviser,

they welcome that too, he said. With more than 50 employees, the dealership is keen on “hiring good people before good salespeople,” he added. “We want sales people that enjoy driving and can relate that to our customers.” While they are waiting, customers can enjoy fresh-baked cookies and French-roasted coffee. They also offer car washes to BMW owners six days a week — whether they purchased their car at the Mossy dealership or not, Kennedy said. On top of that, they host “a lot of fun times for repeat customers,” such as drawings for prizes such as a visit to a BMW driving school and happy hour with a local brewery. They also have a visible role in the community, supporting such causes as the Moonlight Cultural Foundation and the Semper Fi Fund. Located adjacent to Highway 78 on Hacienda Drive in a converted Circuit City store,

Mossy BMW of Vista has hundreds of new and preowned cars in inventory. It is one of seven dealerships in the Mossy San Diego family. The business began in 1921 in New Orleans and came to San Diego in 1982. Kennedy, a Vista High and UCLA graduate, who lives in Carlsbad and has children at Horizon Prep, urged anyone interested in BMWs “whether they are going to buy today, tomorrow or never” to stop by and say hi. “It’s definitely worthwhile to make a trip.” BMW of Vista is located at 1715 Hacienda Drive, Vista, CA, 92081; www.bmwofvista.com/Mossy_Difference.html; Service hours: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. MondaySaturday; Showroom hours: 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. MondaySaturday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday; (877) 611-3269. Note: Business spotlights are developed through this newspaper’s advertising department in support of our advertisers.

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CCA Quest Poster Night

anyon Crest Academy recently held its semi-annual Quest Poster Night on Jan. 22. Students who took Quest as a course during the first semester showcased their projects and research findings to parents, faculty and other students. QUEST, a research program run by the CCA Science and Math Departments, is designed to provide students who are motivated by curiosity and are capable of independent learning with an authentic science experience. QUEST provides students with the opportunity to meet and work with scientists from varied disciplines, obtaining skills and guidance which will assist them in planning their educational and professional future. PHOTO/JON CLARK

Ezra Kosviner with his project ‘Lysine Non Specific to Bacteria Species’

Hunter Barrera with his project ‘The Effects of Dimpled Nosecones on the Piyusha Notani with her project ‘Comparison of Two Serological Aerodynamics of Rockets’ Tests in Diagnosing PBC’

Max Voce with his project ‘Phosphorus Levels in Wastewater after AIWPS Process’

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Anita Kulkarni with her project ‘Use of Lysozyme to Hydrolyze Chemically Modified Cellulose’

Adam Woodnutt with his project ‘The Effect of Adjuvant-primed Immune Cells on HCRT Neurons’

Del Mar Powerhouse 13U Semi-finalists in Triple Crown Sports MLK Classic Tournament The Powerhouse 13U recently played in the Triple Crown Sports MLK Classic Tournament in Palm Desert. Powerhouse battled their way through pool play to secure a top 5 seed in the D1 bracket. After winning their quarter-final game, they went extra innings in their semi-final game, coming up just short of the victory over the eventual tournament champions. Great Powerhouse pitching and defense kept the games low scoring and competitive until the last out. ***** In its 12th year of operation, Del Mar Powerhouse offers competitive baseball programs for children ages 7-14 in the Del Mar, Carmel Valley, RSF and surrounding areas. This year, Powerhouse is fielding eight highly competitive teams and is playing in tournaments throughout the western US. Tryouts for the 2013-2014 season will be held during the third week of June. Visit www.delmarpowerhouse.com

Kevin Kampfer batting.

3rd Annual Palacio Charity 5K walk/run to be held Feb. 2 in Carmel Valley A 5K walk/run event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 a.m. in Carmel Valley to benefit the Hoyt Foundation and North Shore Girls Softball. The event will also include a 1-mile kids fun run. Pre-registration is $20 or $25 on race day. Please contact Randy Rechs for more information or to register at randy@rechslaw.com. The location of the event is 4830 Caminito Exquisito, San Diego (Carmel Valley), 92130.

Back row: Coach Jeff Martini, Coach Craig Ramseyer, Coach Brian Belew (and Coach Brandon Belew, not shown); Middle row: Corrado Martini, Cade Ramseyer, Jake Maier, Teagan Pope, Cameron Klein and Luke Stevenson; Front row: Ryan Luther, Jason Behrend, Trevan Martin and Theo Von Posern

Del Mar Powerhouse 10U Champions in AAU Martin Luther King Super NIT Tournament The Powerhouse 10U recently played in the AAU Martin Luther King Super NIT Tournament in San Clemente. After winning two of three pool play games, Powerhouse decisively won their playoff and D2 Championship games, outscoring opponents 30-9, while scoring a total of 63 runs over five games during the weekend. Coach Brandon Belew said, “these boys have worked very hard all year to get to this point and they deserved to go home with the trophy today.”

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Dad’s Day at the Village Church Preschool Dads, Grandpas and other family members were invited to spend time with their child at school to get a “peek at their day.” Everyone had the opportunity to engage in various activities the children enjoy daily. It was a great fun for dads to interact with their Andrew and Kate; Sarah and Mark painting child’s friends and teachers in the classroom. rocks Registration is now “preschool plus” program. open for 2013 Fall enrollTo schedule a tour, please ment. Classes are available call 858-756-2394 or email for children ages 2 to 5. The director Pam Miller at school is also registering pamm@villagechurch.org. children for its five-day

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Masterful drama explores slavery’s effects on families BY DIANA SAENGER Through his series of 10 plays, each set in a different decade, playwright August Wilson took a long look at life for the African American. “The Pittsburgh Cycle” earned two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. The Cygnet Theatre in Old Town is staging the first of the series, “Gem of the Ocean.” The show takes place in 1904, shadowing the memory of slavery. Drifter Citizen Barlow arrives at the home of 87-year-old Aunt Esther in search of asylum and spiritual redemption. Esther is a powerful character who believes in holding on to where you came from, your roots and your ancestors. She guides Citizen on a soaring, lyrical journey of spiritual awakening to the City of Bones. Cygnet Artistic Director Sean Murray, who co-directs the production with Victor Mack, said he finds staging Wilson’s plays appealing for trying to capture the mood, thoughts and attitudes of the different decades. “They all contain characters who are fully realized,” Murray said. “They don’t tend to have heroes and villains; they tend to be about people who have different philosophies and points of view that come into conflict. It’s interesting

San Diego native Laurance Brown stars as Citizen Barlow.

If you go What: “Gem of the Ocean” When: Matinees, evenings to Feb. 24 Where: Cygnet Theatre Company, Old Town Stage, 4040 Twiggs St., San Diego Tickets: $29-$44 Box Office: (619) 3371525 Website: cygnettheatre.com how different situations work out.” “As I’m watching this cast, I’m realizing there is something big and universal about the play,” Murray said. “Until you’re able to look inward and find your personal strength and live a life of integrity, you’re not able to move forward with life. We die as we live, I think is a political message

August wrote as he was dying with cancer. I read he denied himself pain medications so he could keep his mind lucid and finish the play.” Much has been written about Wilson’s brilliant use of language in his plays. Murray said it’s almost like music, it just flows. “Our cast includes a mix of eight actors; some have performed in Wilson’s plays, some who are locally based, and some who bring new ideas to the play. I think it’s a good mix for some discoveries. “This play is about a vast community of people who still have a direct connection to slavery. There’s a lot of discussion about what is freedom, and the of promise freedom not living up to itself because roadblocks have been set up to keep people from being free, politically economically, and socially. We have to look at what that does to the soul of people with that legacy. I believe Wilson is trying to put tangible faces to people in this story and what the insult of human dignity does to people. When people fall, they fall hard, and usually it comes from not knowing who they are or what they are supposed to be.”

Dr. Steve Hickman to speak on ‘The Practice and Potential of Mindfulness in Everyday Life’ On Feb. 7, the International Bipolar Foundation will hold its free mental health lecture series with guest Dr. Steve Hickman on “The Practice and Potential of Mindfulness in Everyday Life.” Hickman is a licensed clinical psychologist and has a joint appointment as an Associate Clinical Professor in the UCSD Departments of Psychiatry and Family and Preventive Medicine. Hickman is the founder and director of the UCSD Center for Mindfulness, a program of community building, clinical care, professional training and research. Since founding the Center in 2000, he has taught over 40 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) courses, as well as adapting the program for nurses, medical students and other professional and clinical populations. The Center for Mindfulness has also become a global leader in providing professional training in the burgeoningfield of mindfulness-based interventions for professionals of all sorts. Hickman is also a member of the Executive Committee of the UC San Diego Center for Integrative Medicine. He is married and has three teenage children, affording him ample opportunities to practice what he preaches. The event will be held at Sanford Children’s Research Center (Building 12), 10905 Road to the Cure San Diego, CA 92121; 5:30-6 p.m.. social, 6-7 p.m., lecture and Q&A. Please RSVP to areitzin@internationalbipolarfoundation.org. Event and parking are free. For more information, visit www.InternationalBipolarFoundation.org.

Athletes for Education and Southwest Sports Wellness Foundation host 3rd annual Bowling Bash on Feb. 9 Athletes for Education (AFE) and Southwest Sports Wellness Foundation (SWSWF), are co-hosting the 3rd Annual Celebrity Bowling Bash fundraising event on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Kearny Mesa Bowl, located at 7585 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in San Diego. All proceeds from the event will benefit the youth outreach programs administered by both nonprofit organizations. Participants in the bowling competition will feature local and national sports celebrities and notables from all major sports leagues. The public is invited to attend for a spectator price of $50 per person in advance or $60 at the door. Those who are interested in bowling may participate at $100 per person and event sponsorships are still available. Registration and sponsorship information is available online at http://www.swswf.org/Events.html.

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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS Solana Beach native and owner of Yoga80 an ambassador in yoga community BY CLAIRE HARLIN While yoga is a solitary practice in many ways, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in large part a collective effort â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from moving through postures in unison alongside classmates to making friends in the studio to creating a sense of community. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why the yoga gurus behind local studio Yoga80 pair new members with experienced yogis as a way to provide mentorship, increase accountability and take the intimidation factor out of the practice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We call it our Ambassador Program, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a great way to introduce members to our community,â&#x20AC;? said Rob Pastor, who operates the Sorrento Valley studio alongside owner Reegan Lessie, a Solana Beach native. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yoga is a very social business and the studios that create a community create long-term students, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long-term students who really excel at the practice.â&#x20AC;? Reegan and Pastor know first hand about the importance of community in yoga. The couple met more than five years ago at Encinitas studio Yoga Tropics. Not not only have they been dating ever since, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve collectively made Yoga 80, located at 10999 Sorrento Valley Road, the studio it is today â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one that has a loyal following of members, a specially crafted concept and curriculum, and one of the highest levels of yoga teacher training in greater San Diego. The name of the studio

signifies the temperature at which all classes are taught â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lessie feels 80 degrees is the perfect temperature at which Vinyasa yoga should be taught, and made that the signature of her studio. Lessie, 35, started practicing as a teenager at the Bikram College of India in Leucadia, and taught her first class at the age of 21 at her auntâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aunt s Solana Beach karate studio, American Family Marital Arts. She later attended Bikram teacher training ning in Los Angeles, and while she worked as a realtor for a short rt time, she knew yoga was her life goal. She taught ght Bikram yoga in New w Zealand for about a year before returning to teach in her home me studio in Leucadia cadia while looking king for her own n studio. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so many yoga studios out dios there, e, so I was looking king for a placee where theree was no yoga,â&#x20AC;? a,â&#x20AC;? she said. When en she found current nd her studio on Craigslist in 2008, she knew it was the perfect location to serve Carmel Valley and Del Mar, as well as the thousands who work in offices in Sorrento Valley.

Rob Pastor and Reegan Lessie operate Sorrento Valley studio Yoga80.

Many beginners even go COURTESY PHOTO on to earn their teacher certifications under Lessie and turn around to become instructors at Yoga80 themselves. In 2012, Lessie returned from training under Sri Dharma Mittra of the Dharma Yoga Center, one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most iconic and influential instructors. The oldest of 27 cousins, Lessie is a nurturer at heart and her passion is seeing people have life changes through yoga. She said she finds ways to adapt the practice to anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs. She conducts private lessons with two autistic children, and she works regularly with an 85-year-old man who â&#x20AC;&#x153;arrives a little white in the face but leaves all pink ing a mobile yoga service that conducts classes on-site at area busiand happy,â&#x20AC;? she said. nesses and events. Pastor and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way to connect con and get [people] to try Lessie hope to eventually expand something they nor- the service in other areas of the mally wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;? she city or beyond. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You are more likely to get said, adding that every e Reegan Lessie, new student gets a pri- someone introduced to yoga at owner of Yoga80. vate lesson as part of their thei in- their spot than getting them to come here,â&#x20AC;? Pastor said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometroduction package as well. COURTESY PHOTO well times itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard for people to comâ&#x20AC;&#x153;When I give a private pri mit to an hour-and-a-half class, lesson I can go more in depth d ners to p r a c t i c e in explaining the techniques and but introducing this to people at along more advanced stu- why we do certain things than I work, just getting off the computer dents in a non-intimidating fash- can in a normal class setting,â&#x20AC;? said for a moment, they realize just five Lessie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great way to connect, or 10 minutes a day can transform ion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It really motivates them, and and when I do that I often get a their life.â&#x20AC;? For more information, visit beginners at this studio have very student for life.â&#x20AC;? Yoga 80 is currently launch- www.Yoga80.com. fast acceleration,â&#x20AC;? Lessie said.

Pastor, 52, became a partner and investor and slowly took hold of the business functions of the studio â&#x20AC;&#x201D; resulting in the visibly positive personal and business relationship that the couple has today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I take care of the day-to day operations so we can give her more time to do what she does best, which is yoga,â&#x20AC;? yoga, Pastor said. Lessie strategically develops programs and posture sequences that allow yogis of all levels to practice in the same studio, which sets the studio apart from many that designate classes by skill level. She said this cohabitation of varying expertise in one studio allows begin-

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Former rugby player/coach named academic advisor for the USA Rugby High School All-American Team • Karen Fong-Donoghue also helps students get into the right school BY KAREN BILLING Local college counselor Karen Fong-Donoghue specializes in working with families to get students into the right school. Working for Dunbar Educational Consultants, the former rugby player has a soft spot for helping local rugby players reach the next level. The former assistant rugby coach at Cathedral Catholic High, Fong-Donoghue was recently named the academic advisor for the USA Rugby High Karen Fong-DonoSchool All-American Team. Aspiring rugby players ghue was named the acacan face some challenges demic advisor for the USA when looking to continue Rugby High School Alltheir playing career in college American Team. Photo/ — rugby isn’t a sport that the Karen Billing majority of players can get recruited for as there are only 18 varsity or quasi-varsity rugby programs in U.S. colleges. UC Berkeley, Wheeling Jesuit and Notre Dame are just some examples of varsity rugby where the sport can get help with admission or a financial scholarship. As there are limited opportunities to play collegiate rugby, students have to have the GPA, the test scores and the eligibility requirements to first get into schools and get the chance to play and possibly move on to the national or Olympic level. “My whole philosophy with my company is I want a best fit,” Fong-Donoghue said. “I want a kid to go to a school where they have the best chance to be successful in college and also successful in their sport.” Fong-Donoghue played rugby at UC Davis, getting into the scrum at the ground level of the women’s sport at the college. It was still a relatively new women’s sport in college and her first year as a freshman was also the start of a new league in Northern California. “When I went to school I knew I wanted to do a sport and I thought why not do a sport where everyone is on the ground floor learning,” said Fong-Donoghue, who played volleyball and was part of the cheer team in high school. It was a fun yet challenging sport and she played five years for Davis. She reached collegiate All American status in 2000 and in 2002 she played for the Junior National

Team, touring England. Fong-Donoghue continued to play in the adult club level for the UCLA Club Team and founded the Santa Monica Women’s Rugby Team before retiring from play and moving to San Diego to get her school counseling degree and get into rugby coaching. She coached the San Diego Young Aztecs youth club from 2008-11, was the assistant coach at Cathedral Catholic for the last two years and now regularly works as a rugby referee in addition to her consulting services. In December, Fong-Donoghue provided consulting help at the USA Rugby High School All American Camp in December, which featured 110 players from all over the U.S. and five from Carmel Valley high schools, including Torrey Pines High senior Billy Maggs; brothers Johnathan and Torran Raby, a senior and sophomore at Torrey Pines; Cathedral Catholic junior Aaron Mitchell; and Cathedral senior Drew Gaffney. With some help working with Fong-Donoghue, Maggs has already verbally committed to Cal Berkeley rugby. He was a member of last year’s High School All American team and was selected to the USA Rugby High School All Americans 7s team for 2013 and will compete at the Las Vegas 7s. Gaffney has also committed to Cal and was a member of the HSAA team last year and Mitchell has been selected to the HSAA U17 team that will tour England in March. “The key thing I told the players was that they need to understand they need to do well in the classroom as much as they are doing well on the pitch,” Fong- Donoghue said. As an example, she said one of the top rugby programs right now is at Dartmouth where the head coach recently stepped down to focus as coach of the Sevens National Team that will go to the Olympics. “I told them if you’re going to go to Dartmouth, you better have your grades and test scores and the entire package for you to go and play there,” she said. “You can’t get ‘Cs and Ds’ and expect to play there. The parents were glad that I said that.” San Diego and the Carmel Valley area specifically has become a real hotbed for growing top level rugby players. San Diego Youth Rugby Mustangs started in 2004 in Carmel Valley with just two teams. Now the league has about 170 players in the program with teams from under-8 to under-19 and partners with Torrey Pines High for their junior varsity and varsity teams. Their club high school team which plays when the high school season ends, draws players from Cathedral Catholic, Torrey Pines, Canyon Crest Academy, La Costa

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Canyon and Westview. Cathedral is in the process of building its own club which will have under-8 through under-14 squads. “It’s a less structured game so all the kids have the opportunity to explore more with their athletic ability rather than be relegated to a certain roll,” said Bill Leversee, the Mustangs director of coaching who played for the U.S. National Team and played the sport professionally in South Africa and Europe. Leversee said the club still has room to grow—they are looking to get CIF sanctioned, which will allow them to be even more competitive and they are trying to build awareness at local grade schools by introducing rugby in PE classes. “Rugby is what lacrosse was a few years ago in terms of growth,” Fong-Donoghue said. “It can be a pathway to college and I think more families are taking notice.”

SB recognizes Santa Fe Christian football with formal proclamation BY CLAIRE HARLIN The Solana Beach City Council on Jan. 23 honored the Santa Fe Christian’s football team for its four CIF state championships over the past decade, as well as its invitation last month to compete for the state title. “Just to get that far guys, you’ve got to give yourself a pat on the back because it’s quite an accomplishment and we are really proud of you,” said Mayor Mike Nichols, adding that he watched the replay of the Dec. 14 game in which the Solana Beach team lost to Modesto’s Central Catholic High School. The city’s proclamation recognized the team’s five appearances at Qualcomm Stadium and three final top-10 rankings in the county over the past 10 years, adding that the school is “developing men of character who will lead their communities.” Head of School Tom Bennett and Coach Dan Egan introduced the players, as well as several others in attendance: assistant principal Pam Oden, offensive line coach Jon Litts and athletic director Tom Seitz. He also gave a warm acknowledgement to Nick Ruscetta, who has been the team’s head coach since 2001. “This is all Nick’s creation; this is all Nick’s doing; this is all under Nick’s leadership,” said Egan. “He is one of the most remarkable men I have the privilege of knowing.”

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Your Family Matters: When parents doubt their children BY DR. KEITH KANNER The experience of self-doubt is perhaps one of the most compromising of all human emotions. Habitual doubt can lead to depression, anxiety, and even unhealthy relationships. In other words, the Dr. Keith Kanner experience of doubt can easily make someone give up their most desired wishes leading to the experience of settling or relinquishing oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dreams. So, where does the experience of doubt begin? Doubt is an internal representation that has to do with the early establishment of self. The concept of self is realized once a child has been able to psychologically see him or herself as a separate entity from their parents, especially their mother initially. In most cases, by the time a child is between 14 and 20 months (toddlerhood), we see kids start to move away from the safety of mom and begin to venture into experiencing the world without the fears of stranger anxiety. This is typically a time of great excitement for the toddler and a mixed bag of feeling for the parents â&#x20AC;&#x201C; excitement and also some fear of their childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lack of concern. However, in this normal period of growth, the child has internalized that his or her world is safe as modeled by the combination of loving and soothing parent images along with a feeling of confidence and pride. But, what happens when toddlers or children donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t separate or venture into the world of independence? How do we understand low self-confidence? What causes a child, adolescent, or adult to not feel empowered and self-reliant? The answer is self-doubt and it starts early. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how it works. Children from the earliest of ages idealize their parents. Idealize means that both boys and girls look directly to their parents in order to determine their own fate based on the fact that children are entirely dependent on their parents for survival beginning at birth. Therefore, a child will reference

their own belief systems based on what they perceive from the adults who raise and protect them. Most parents donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand how their personal feelings and beliefs about their childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transfer directly into their childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sense of self through many means of communication. Most small children seek to please their parents. They want them to be proud of them. They want to win their parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approval and belief that they are successful and strong. This is where early self-esteem begins. Fathers have a particularly important role here because both boys and girls use their father as a means to separate from the early dependence on the all powerful mother. Once again, this begins in toddlerhood and how the father conveys his beliefs in his childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quest for independence sets an early stage for both present and future self-esteem. For example, fathers who are loving, supportive, complimentary, encouraging, and positive tend to give their sons and daughters an early sense that they are strong, powerful and successful for this is referenced in the mirror of their father. These internalizations then are the early building blocks for self-confidence not doubt. Children who feel empowered and successful are the ones who work harder and achieve more than children who feel doubtful and insecure. So, remember that your belief in your child helps them believe in themselves, paving the way to their feeling successful not doubtful. Dr. Kanner is a board certified clinical child, adolescent and adult psychoanalyst. He is also the host of Your Family Matters which is a media brand broadcasting on TV, radio, and the Internet. Locally, Dr. Kanner and Your Family Matters is part of San Diego 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s San Diego Living Show on Friday mornings, while Your Family Matters Radio is broadcasted through UT Radio & UT-TV where Dr. Kanner is also part of the news team as the Mental Health Host. His book with the same name ( â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your Family Matters â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Solutions to Common Family Dilemmasâ&#x20AC;? ) recently won the Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Gold Award for excellence in parenting literature. Visit yourfamilymatters.com for more information.

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Four $5,000 Don Diego college scholarships available to outstanding San Diego County high school seniors The Don Diego Scholarship Foundation is offering four $5,000 college scholarships to outstanding high school seniors throughout San Diego County who have participated in the San Diego County Fair and/or other activities associated with the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The deadline to apply is April 1, 2013. Eligibility requirements and the application form are at http://www.dondiegofund.org/files/pdf/2013DonDiegoScholar shipApplication.pdf. Applications can be completed online (preferable) or in print. For questions, please contact Executive Director Chana Mannen at cmannen@sdfair.com or 858-792-4210. In 2013, the Foundation will award one $5,000 scholarship in each of the following categories: 1) 4-H member; 2) Future Farmers of America (FFA) member; 3) employee at the Fair, Racetrack or Fairgrounds; and 4) exhibitor at the Fair.

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San Diego Opera presents ‘Salon Magnifique’

an Diego Opera’s 2013 Gala, “Salon Magnifique,” was held Jan. 26 inside Golden Hall on the Civic Theatre Concourse. During this pre-opera event, patrons enjoyed appetizers and cocktails while honoring Conrad Prebys and Debbie Turner, San Diego Opera’s 2013 season sponsors. Visit http://www.sdopera.com/ Home PHOTOS/MCKENZIE IMAGES

2013 Gala Committee: The Dow Divas: Sheila Lipinsky, Lee Clark, Jennifer Greenfield, Lee Goldberg, Lynda Kerr, Karen Cohn, Sarah B. Marsh-Rebelo, Debbie Turner, Olivia Farrell, Iris Strauss, Colette Carson Royston, Valerie Cooper, Sheryl White, Jeanne Jones, Barbara Bloom, Faye Wilson, Lori Walton, Rusti Bartell. Not pictured: Joan Jacobs, Pam Wygod, Dawn Gilman, Mary Keough Lyman

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